MiniMax
Shanghai lab shipping the M-series text models alongside its Hailuo video and speech products.
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MiniMax vs Grok
MiniMax (MiniMax) and Grok (xAI) both sit in Writing. MiniMax is the cheaper entry point at from $0.3/mo. Grok shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (10 vs 9). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | MiniMax MiniMax | Grok xAI |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Writing | Writing |
| Version | M3.1 Flash | Grok 4.7 |
| Entry cost | from $0.3/mo | from $2/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · API input /M $0.3 · API output /M $1.2 | Grok 4.7 Input (per 1M tokens) $2 · Grok 4.7 Output (per 1M tokens) $6 |
| Model stack | H3 · M2.5 · M2.7 · M3 · MiniMax Code · MiniMax H3 · MiniMax M2.5 · MiniMax M2.7 · MiniMax M3 · MiniMax M3.1 Flash · MiniMax Music 3.0 · MiniMax Speech 2.8 · MiniMax-M2.1 · Music 3.0 · Speech 2.8 | grok-4.5 · grok-4.6 · grok-4.7 · grok-imagine-image · grok-imagine-image-2.0 · grok-imagine-image-quality · grok-imagine-video · grok-imagine-video-1.5 |
| Context window | 1000000 | 500000 |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 9 | 10 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| Capabilities | Interleaved thinking, Tool calling, Open weights, Long context, Text Generation, Code Generation, Video Generation, Speech Generation | Real-time X search, Think and Big Brain modes, Voice mode, Image generation, API access, text generation, agentic coding, voice agent |
Grok
Grok pairs xAI's in-house models with live access to the X firehose, sold standalone and bundled into X Premium tiers.
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