Models

Grok 4.5 vs MiniMax M2.7

Compare Grok 4.5 from Grok and MiniMax M2.7 from Minimax on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

GrokGrok 4.5MinimaxMiniMax M2.7
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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
Minimax logo
MiniMax M2.7
Minimax · text → text

MiniMax M2.7 can autonomously build complex Agent Harnesses and, leveraging capabilities such as Agent Teams, complex Skills, and the Tool Search tool, complete highly complex productivity tasks.

Input$0.30 /M
Output$1.18 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

Grok 4.5
MiniMax M2.7
Input /M
$2.00
$0.30
Output /M
$6.00
$1.18
Cache read /M
$0.50
$0.06
Context length
500,000
200,000
Max output
500,000
128,000
Time to First Token
1.6 s
2.8 s
Throughput
25.8 tok/s
14.7 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
text
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
July 2026
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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.

grok-4.5minimax-m2.7

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
grok-4.5minimax-m2.7
1340140014601520
Overall
14161470
Coding
14801523
Math
14231478
Hard prompts
14421495
Instruction following
14081466
Multi-turn
14271477
Creative writing
13631449
Longer query
14341485
Chinese
14461511
English
14371475
WebDev Arena
grok-4.5minimax-m2.7
1360144015201600
Overall
13981556
React
13881559
HTML
14041577
Gaming
13811586
Simulations
13871598
Data analytics
14021522

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.

MiniMax M2.7
$35.50 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Grok 4.5, MiniMax M2.7?

MiniMax M2.7: $1.18/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; MiniMax M2.7: 1480 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Grok 4.5: 1.6s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 and MiniMax M2.7 accepts 200,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5 and 128,000 tokens on MiniMax M2.7.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Grok 4.5 at 25.8 tok/s and MiniMax M2.7 at 14.7 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context; MiniMax M2.7 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2.7 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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