CC MiniMax M3
Minimax · text → text
For Claude Code only
Input$0.10 /M
Output$0.10 /M
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Grok 4.5
CC MiniMax M3 vs Grok 4.5
Compare CC MiniMax M3 from Minimax and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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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 M3
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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1.5 s
Throughput
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25.5 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-m3grok-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-m3grok-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-m3grok-4.5
13801420146015001540
Overall
14471470
Coding
15011523
Math
14431478
Hard prompts
14671495
Instruction following
14401466
Multi-turn
14541477
Creative writing
14061449
Longer query
14541485
Chinese
14751511
English
14591475
Vision
cc-minimax-m3grok-4.5
1220126013001340
Overall
12431282
OCR
12561295
Diagram
12671321
Homework
12631328
WebDev Arena
cc-minimax-m3grok-4.5
1420148015401600
Overall
15011556
React
15031559
HTML
14551577
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 M3
$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 M3, Grok 4.5?
CC MiniMax M3: $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 M3: 1501 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
CC MiniMax M3 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 M3 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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