Coding MiniMax M2.5
Minimax · text → text
Input$0.20 /M
Output$0.20 /M
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Grok 4.5
Coding MiniMax M2.5 vs Grok 4.5
Compare Coding MiniMax M2.5 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.
Coding MiniMax M2.5
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.20
$2.00
Output /M
$0.20
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.20
$0.50
Context length
204,800
500,000
Max output
13,100
500,000
Time to First Token
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1.5 s
Throughput
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26.1 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction 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.
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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.
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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
coding-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
coding-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.
Coding MiniMax M2.5
$15.00 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Coding MiniMax M2.5, Grok 4.5?
Coding MiniMax M2.5: $0.20/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; Coding MiniMax M2.5: 1445 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
How large is each context window?
Coding MiniMax M2.5 accepts 204,800 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2.5 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Coding MiniMax M2.5 accepts text input and supports thinking, 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 Coding 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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