Models

Coding MiniMax M3 (free) vs Grok 4.5

Context lengths are 204,800 tokens on Coding MiniMax M3 (free) and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

MinimaxCoding MiniMax M3 (free)GrokGrok 4.5
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Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
Minimax · text → text

coding-minimax-m3-free is a free and open version offered by AIHubMix specifically for MiniMax users. To maintain reliable service, each account is limited to 5 requests per minute, 500 requests per day, and 1 million tokens per day.

Input$0.00 /M
Output$0.00 /M
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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 M3 (free)
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.00
$2.00
Output /M
$0.00
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.00
$0.50
Context length
204,800
500,000
Max output
13,100
500,000
Time to First Token
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2.2 s
Throughput
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28.4 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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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Coding MiniMax M3 (free)
$0.00 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

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

FAQ

How large is each context window?

Coding MiniMax M3 (free) accepts 204,800 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M3 (free) and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Coding MiniMax M3 (free) 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 M3 (free) 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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