Alicloud Minimax M2.5
Minimax · → text
Input$0.2876 /M
Output$1.1504 /M
Cache read$0.0575 /M
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Grok 4.5
Alicloud Minimax M2.5 vs Grok 4.5
Compare Alicloud 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 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Alicloud Minimax M2.5
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.2876
$2
Output /M
$1.1504
$6
Cache read /M
$0.0575
$0.5
Context length
0
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
2.2 s
4.4 s
Throughput
22.9 tok/s
34.2 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
Supported Parameters
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.
alicloud-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.
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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
alicloud-minimax-m2.5grok-4.5
1340140014601520
Overall
13911471
Coding
14451523
Math
13971479
Hard prompts
14161495
Instruction following
13801466
Multi-turn
13941476
Creative writing
13581451
Longer query
14031487
Chinese
14291512
English
14151476
WebDev Arena
alicloud-minimax-m2.5grok-4.5
1340142015001580
Overall
13811556
React
13721559
HTML
14031572
Gaming
15901590
Simulations
15831583
Data analytics
15191519
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.
Alicloud Minimax M2.5
$34.51 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Alicloud Minimax M2.5, Grok 4.5?
Alicloud Minimax M2.5: $1.1504/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Grok 4.5: 1523; Alicloud Minimax M2.5: 1445 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
Alicloud Minimax M2.5: 2.2s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Grok 4.5 at 34.2 tok/s and Alicloud Minimax M2.5 at 22.9 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
Can I call Alicloud 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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