Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax-M2.1 cheaper?

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens ($1.34 vs $17.92 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax-M2.1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs MiniMax-M2.1

MiniMax-M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 or MiniMax-M2.1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.6	MiniMax-M2.1
Provider	Cortecs	Cortecs
Input / 1M tokens	$3.59	$0.34
Output / 1M tokens	$17.92	$1.34
Context window	1M	196K
Parameters	—	229B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Feb 2026	Dec 2025

Claude Sonnet 4.6 details →MiniMax-M2.1 details →

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