| Signal | Claude 3.5 Haiku | Delta | MiniMax M2-her |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | +50 | |
Benchmarks | 62 | +1 | |
Pricing | 96 | -3 | |
Context window size | 84 | +8 | |
Recency | 38 | -62 | |
Output Capacity | 65 | +10 | |
| Overall Result | 4 wins | of 6 | 2 wins |
Score History
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Claude 3.5 Haiku
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57.3
current score
Anthropic
MiniMax
MiniMax M2-her saves you $190.00/month
That's $2280.00/year compared to Claude 3.5 Haiku at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude 3.5 Haiku | MiniMax M2-her | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58 | 57 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Rank | #138 | #140 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Quality Rank | #138 | #140 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Adoption Rank | #138 | #140 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 66K | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Pricing | $0.80/$4.00/M | $0.30/$1.20/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 17 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Benchmarks | 62 | 61 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Pricing | 96 | 99 | MiniMax M2-her |
| Context window size | 84 | 76 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
| Recency | 38 | 100 | MiniMax M2-her |
| Output Capacity | 65 | 55 | Claude 3.5 Haiku |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 58/100 (rank #138), placing it in the top 53% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 57/100 (rank #140), placing it in the top 52% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 1-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
MiniMax M2-her offers 69% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $22.50/month with MiniMax M2-her vs $72.00/month with Claude 3.5 Haiku - a $49.50 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Higher benchmark score (0/100) indicates stronger performance on coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Faster response time (speed score 0/100) is critical for user-facing chat. MiniMax M2-her also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (200K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($1.20/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (58/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Claude 3.5 Haiku and MiniMax M2-her are extremely close in overall performance (only 0.6000000000000014 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
Best for Quality
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
MiniMax M2-her
69% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Claude 3.5 Haiku
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Anthropic
| Capability | Claude 3.5 Haiku | MiniMax M2-her |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
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Anthropic
MiniMax
MiniMax M2-her saves you $4.26/month
That's 68% cheaper than Claude 3.5 Haiku at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Claude 3.5 Haiku | MiniMax M2-her |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 66K |
| Max Output Tokens | 8,192 | 2,048 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Nov 4, 2024 | Jan 23, 2026 |
Claude 3.5 Haiku scores 58/100 (rank #138) compared to MiniMax M2-her's 57/100 (rank #140), giving it a 1-point advantage. Claude 3.5 Haiku is the stronger overall choice, though MiniMax M2-her may excel in specific areas like cost efficiency.
Claude 3.5 Haiku is ranked #138 and MiniMax M2-her is ranked #140 out of 290+ AI models. Rankings use a composite score combining benchmark performance (90%) from MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations, with capabilities and context window as tiebreakers (10%). Scores update hourly.
MiniMax M2-her is cheaper at $1.20/M output tokens vs Claude 3.5 Haiku's $4.00/M output tokens - 3.3x more expensive. Input token pricing: Claude 3.5 Haiku at $0.80/M vs MiniMax M2-her at $0.30/M.
Claude 3.5 Haiku has a larger context window of 200,000 tokens compared to MiniMax M2-her's 65,536 tokens. A larger context window means the model can process longer documents and conversations.