Question 1

Claude Max 5× vs MiniMax M Plan Build for coding: which gives more building hours per dollar?

Accepted Answer

At p50 peak, Claude Max 5× returns 0.60 building h/week per $/month (60 h/week for $100/mo) and MiniMax M Plan Build returns 0.27 building h/week per $/month (36 h/week for $132/mo), so Claude Max 5× gives more building hours per dollar; Claude Max 5× runs a benchmark-measured model for building (55.0/100 quality), the other does not.

Question 2

What do Claude Max 5× and MiniMax M Plan Build cost?

Accepted Answer

$100/mo and $132/mo. Comparisons only pair plans within 1.5× of each other on price.

Question 3

Can Claude Max 5× and MiniMax M Plan Build run as terminal CLI agents?

Accepted Answer

Claude Max 5× runs as a CLI agent. MiniMax M Plan Build runs as a CLI agent. The stack builder can require at least one CLI seat.

	Claude Max 5×	MiniMax M Plan Build
Price	$100/mo	$132/mo
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), peak	60 (30–120)	36 (16–60)
Building h/week p50 (p10–p90), off-peak	—	—
Building h/week per $/mo at p50 peak	0.60	0.27
Benchmark quality /100s	Fable 5.1 (max) (with fallback) · Claude Code · 62/100 planning · Sonnet 5.5 (high) · Claude Code · 55/100 building · Sonnet 5.5 (high) · Claude Code · 55/100 admin	not measured planning · not measured building · not measured admin
Source	community	official-clock
Terminal CLI agent	Yes	Yes
Clock	no published off-peak discount	no $ off-peak; RPM throttle ~15:00–17:30 London

Claude Max 5× vs MiniMax M Plan Build, side by side