claude-sonnet-4-6
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claude-sonnet-4-6vsminimax-m3
Compare the things that matter before you build: current price, capabilities, and latest aggregated LLM7 statistics.
Current pricing
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What's different
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Context window
claude-sonnet-4-6Better fit
1,000,000 tokens
minimax-m3
512,000 tokens
Input formats
claude-sonnet-4-6
text, image
minimax-m3
text
Vision
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%+
claude-sonnet-4-6 · leads in 28
84%
Strong
minimax-m3 · leads in 0
47%
Weak
Knowledge & reasoning
General knowledge
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads82%minimax-m335%Logical reasoning
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%minimax-m350%Mathematics
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads82%minimax-m351%Scientific and technical depth
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads81%minimax-m342%Planning and task decomposition
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%minimax-m352%
Coding & tools
Code generation
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads79%minimax-m337%Debugging and code review
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%minimax-m347%Agentic coding
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%minimax-m355%Tool and function calling
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%minimax-m351%SQL and query writing
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%minimax-m348%
Writing & language
Creative writing
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%minimax-m338%Professional writing
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%minimax-m340%Conversational quality
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads88%minimax-m343%Multilingual ability
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads73%minimax-m365%Translation
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%minimax-m350%Summarization
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%minimax-m348%
Data & professional work
Data analysis
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads87%minimax-m350%Professional domains
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads85%minimax-m343%Information extraction
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads90%minimax-m351%Classification and labeling
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads91%minimax-m351%Long-context handling
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads91%minimax-m359%
Reliability & control
Instruction following
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads88%minimax-m346%Structured output
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads93%minimax-m351%Factual accuracy
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads92%minimax-m337%Safety and alignment
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads87%minimax-m335%Steerability
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%minimax-m344%Output consistency
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads97%minimax-m350%
Speed, cost & vision
Response speed
claude-sonnet-4-640%minimax-m340%Cost efficiency
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads68%minimax-m352%Image understanding
claude-sonnet-4-662%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
claude-sonnet-4-6
97.48%
minimax-m3
99.29%
Average response time
claude-sonnet-4-6
17,871.29 ms
minimax-m3
22,425.83 ms
P95 API latency
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
claude-sonnet-4-6: 100%minimax-m3: 100%
Average API latency
Both models on the same scale
claude-sonnet-4-6: 4,447 msminimax-m3: 27,175 ms
P95 API latency
Both models on the same scale
claude-sonnet-4-6: 5,000 msminimax-m3: 60,000 ms
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Quick take
- claude-sonnet-4-6 has a larger context window.
- claude-sonnet-4-6 supports image input while the other model does not.
- minimax-m3 recorded higher recent LLM7 stability during this period.