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anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6vsminimax-m3

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Compare the things that matter before you build: current price, capabilities, and latest aggregated LLM7 statistics.

Current pricing

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anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

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What's different

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Input formats

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

text, image, json

minimax-m3

text

Vision

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Better fit

Supported

minimax-m3

Not supported

Capability scores

AI-estimated ratings on 30 criteria from head-to-head comparisons against 86 other text models in the LLM7 catalog, judged by TypeSafe Jev from public information (2026-10-20). Each score is the win rate against the field, relative to the strongest model for that criterion (100%). Not a benchmark.

Below 50%50–79%80–94%95%+

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 · leads in 26

79%

Moderate

minimax-m3 · leads in 3

47%

Weak

Knowledge & reasoning

  • General knowledge

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads81%
    minimax-m335%
  • Logical reasoning

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%
    minimax-m350%
  • Mathematics

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads81%
    minimax-m351%
  • Scientific and technical depth

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads82%
    minimax-m342%
  • Planning and task decomposition

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%
    minimax-m352%

Coding & tools

  • Code generation

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads78%
    minimax-m337%
  • Debugging and code review

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%
    minimax-m347%
  • Agentic coding

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%
    minimax-m355%
  • Tool and function calling

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads87%
    minimax-m351%
  • SQL and query writing

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads83%
    minimax-m348%

Writing & language

  • Creative writing

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%
    minimax-m338%
  • Professional writing

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%
    minimax-m340%
  • Conversational quality

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads87%
    minimax-m343%
  • Multilingual ability

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads67%
    minimax-m365%
  • Translation

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads83%
    minimax-m350%
  • Summarization

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads74%
    minimax-m348%

Data & professional work

  • Data analysis

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads83%
    minimax-m350%
  • Professional domains

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%
    minimax-m343%
  • Information extraction

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads87%
    minimax-m351%
  • Classification and labeling

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads83%
    minimax-m351%
  • Long-context handling

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-648%
    minimax-m3Leads59%

Reliability & control

  • Instruction following

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%
    minimax-m346%
  • Structured output

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads97%
    minimax-m351%
  • Factual accuracy

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads93%
    minimax-m337%
  • Safety and alignment

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads91%
    minimax-m335%
  • Steerability

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads90%
    minimax-m344%
  • Output consistency

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Leads97%
    minimax-m350%

Speed, cost & vision

  • Response speed

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-625%
    minimax-m3Leads40%
  • Cost efficiency

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-624%
    minimax-m3Leads52%
  • Image understanding

    anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-661%
    minimax-m3No image input

Latest LLM7 statistics

Recent aggregated percentages and response-time metrics from LLM7, not a global model benchmark or traffic disclosure.

Recent stability

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

98.39%

minimax-m3

99.29%

Average response time

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

25,849.29 ms

minimax-m3

22,425.83 ms

P95 API latency

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

60,000 ms

minimax-m3

60,000 ms

Side-by-side trends

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Request success rate

Both models on the same scale

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6: 100%minimax-m3: 100%
25 Sept21 Oct

Average API latency

Both models on the same scale

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6: 2,425 msminimax-m3: 27,175 ms
25 Sept21 Oct

P95 API latency

Both models on the same scale

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6: 5,000 msminimax-m3: 60,000 ms
25 Sept21 Oct

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Quick take

  • anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 supports image input while the other model does not.
  • The recent stability rates are too close to distinguish meaningfully.

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