Models

Coding MiniMax M2 vs Grok 4.5

Output tokens cost $0.20 per million on Coding MiniMax M2 and $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Input tokens cost $0.20 per million on Coding MiniMax M2 and $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.20 per million on Coding MiniMax M2 and $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5. Context lengths are 204,800 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5. On the LMArena coding leaderboard Coding MiniMax M2 scores 1385 and Grok 4.5 scores 1523.

MinimaxCoding MiniMax M2GrokGrok 4.5
Minimax logo
Coding MiniMax M2
Minimax · text → text

coding-minimax-m2 is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for MiniMax users. To maintain stable service operations, the following usage limits apply: a maximum of 10 requests per minute, 1,000 total requests per day, and a daily quota of 5 million tokens.204800

Input$0.20 /M
Output$0.20 /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.

Coding MiniMax M2
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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1.6 s
Throughput
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25.8 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.

coding-minimax-m2grok-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.

coding-minimax-m2grok-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
coding-minimax-m2grok-4.5
1260134014201500
Overall
13461470
Coding
13851523
Math
13551478
Hard prompts
13681495
Instruction following
13401466
Multi-turn
13641477
Creative writing
12881449
Longer query
13431485
Chinese
13871511
English
13711475
WebDev Arena
coding-minimax-m2grok-4.5
1280138014801580
Overall
13051556
React
15591559
HTML
13121577
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
$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, Grok 4.5?

Coding MiniMax M2: $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: 1385 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M2 accepts 204,800 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M2 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M2 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 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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