CC MiniMax M2
Minimax · text → text
For Claude Code only
Input$0.10 /M
Output$0.10 /M
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Grok 4.5
CC MiniMax M2 vs Grok 4.5
Output tokens cost $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2 and $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Input tokens cost $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2 and $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.10 per million on CC MiniMax M2 and $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5. On the LMArena coding leaderboard CC MiniMax M2 scores 1385 and Grok 4.5 scores 1523.
CC MiniMax M2Grok 4.5+ Add model · 2/4
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 M2
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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1.7 s
Throughput
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25.3 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-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.
cc-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
cc-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
cc-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.
CC MiniMax M2
$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 M2, Grok 4.5?
CC MiniMax M2: $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 M2: 1385 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
CC MiniMax M2 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 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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