How does the Muʿtazilī intermediate station differ from the Sunni classification?

Minor and Major Sins, Faith, and the Status of a Major Sinner

• Muʿtazilah: neither believer nor unbeliever; Sunnis: sinful believer for a non-unbelieving major sin
• Both classify every major sin as unbelief
• Both abolish the prohibition
• Sunnis hold only minor sins accountable