Models

CC MiniMax M2.5 vs Grok 4.5

Output tokens cost $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2.5 and $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Input tokens cost $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2.5 and $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2.5 and $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5. On the LMArena coding leaderboard CC MiniMax M2.5 scores 1445 and Grok 4.5 scores 1523.

MinimaxCC MiniMax M2.5GrokGrok 4.5
Minimax logo
CC MiniMax M2.5
Minimax · text → text

For Claude Code only

Input$0.10 /M
Output$0.10 /M
Grok logo
Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

CC MiniMax M2.5
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.10
$2.00
Output /M
$0.10
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.10
$0.50
Context length
0
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
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1.8 s
Throughput
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26.5 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

cc-minimax-m2.5grok-4.5

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

cc-minimax-m2.5grok-4.5

Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
cc-minimax-m2.5grok-4.5
1340140014601520
Overall
13911470
Coding
14451523
Math
13971478
Hard prompts
14161495
Instruction following
13801466
Multi-turn
13941477
Creative writing
13581449
Longer query
14031485
Chinese
14291511
English
14151475
WebDev Arena
cc-minimax-m2.5grok-4.5
1340142015001580
Overall
13811556
React
13721559
HTML
14031577
Gaming
15861586
Simulations
15981598
Data analytics
15221522

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

CC MiniMax M2.5
$7.50 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC MiniMax M2.5, Grok 4.5?

CC MiniMax M2.5: $0.10/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Grok 4.5: 1523; CC MiniMax M2.5: 1445 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

CC MiniMax M2.5 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call CC MiniMax M2.5 and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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