GPT-6 Astra (Fast) vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview vs Claude Mythos 5
Too close to call on our weighted score (GPT-6 Astra (Fast) 72, Claude Mythos 5 72, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview 66). The right pick depends on what you value most.
OpenAIGPT-6 Astra (Fast)
72/100- ECI—
- Price$20.00 / $100.00
- Context1.05M
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview
66/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1M
AnthropicClaude Mythos 5
72/100- ECI—
- Price$10.00 / $50.00
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (GPT-6 Astra (Fast) 72/100, Claude Mythos 5 72/100, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview 66/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Mythos 5 on price and GPT-6 Astra (Fast) for long inputs. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceClaude Mythos 5Claude Mythos 5 $20.00 · GPT-6 Astra (Fast) $40.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview unpriced
- Longest contextGPT-6 Astra (Fast)GPT-6 Astra (Fast) 1,050,000 · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview 1,000,000 · Claude Mythos 5 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsGPT-6 Astra (Fast): Text, Images, PDFs · MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview: Text, Images, Video · Claude Mythos 5: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | GPT-6 Astra (Fast) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview | Claude Mythos 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 80 | 70 | 80 |
| Context window | 40% | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 72/100 | 66/100 | 72/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | GPT-6 Astra (Fast)OpenAI | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-PreviewMiniMax | Claude Mythos 5Anthropic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $20.00 | — | $10.00 (best) |
| Output | $100.00 | — | $50.00 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $40.00 | — | $20.00 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | — | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,050,000 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | 512,000 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | — | 2 (best) |
| Released | Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Jan 31, 2026 |
What would a month cost?
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- GPT-6 Astra (Fast)$400.00
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview—
- Claude Mythos 5$200.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GPT-6 Astra (Fast), MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview or Claude Mythos 5?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (GPT-6 Astra (Fast) 72/100, Claude Mythos 5 72/100, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview 66/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Claude Mythos 5 on price and GPT-6 Astra (Fast) for long inputs. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra (Fast), MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview or Claude Mythos 5?
Claude Mythos 5 is cheaper at $10.00 input / $50.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). GPT-6 Astra (Fast) costs $20.00 input / $100.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $20.00 per million tokens for Claude Mythos 5 versus $40.00 for GPT-6 Astra (Fast) (2× as much). MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. GPT-6 Astra (Fast) has not been scored yet, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview has not been scored yet and Claude Mythos 5 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-6 Astra (Fast), MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview and Claude Mythos 5 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) has the largest context window at 1,050,000 tokens, against 1,000,000 for MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview and 1,000,000 for Claude Mythos 5. Maximum output per response: GPT-6 Astra (Fast) up to 128,000, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview up to 512,000, Claude Mythos 5 up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GPT-6 Astra (Fast) accepts text, images and PDFs; MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview accepts text, images and video; Claude Mythos 5 accepts text, images and PDFs. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
No. GPT-6 Astra (Fast), MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview and Claude Mythos 5 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash-Preview is the newest, released Sep 27, 2026. GPT-6 Astra (Fast) came out Sep 4, 2026; Claude Mythos 5 came out Jun 9, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Mythos 5 Jan 31, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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