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MiniMax M1 vs Grok 4

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

MiniMax M1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window

Grok 4 wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
MiniMax M1
Benchmark Advantage
Grok 4
Context Window
MiniMax M1
Speed
Grok 4

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMiniMax M1Grok 4Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.40$3.00 MiniMax M1
Output (per 1M tokens)$1.76$15.00 MiniMax M1
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.75 Grok 4
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, MiniMax M1 is 88% cheaper overall.

MiniMax M1 Providers

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Grok 4 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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MiniMax M1 Wins
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Grok 4 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMiniMax M1Grok 4Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
20.941.5
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
14.140.5
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
13.792.7
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
80.886.6
GPQA
Graduate-level science
68.287.7
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
65.781.9
Aider
Real-world code editing
-79.6-
AIME
Competition math
81.394.3
Grok 4 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

MiniMax M1
1,000,000
tokens
Grok 4
256,000
tokens
MiniMax M1 has a 74% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricMiniMax M1Grok 4Winner
Tokens/second0.0 tok/s43.1 tok/s
Time to First Token0.00s11.17s
Grok 4 responds Infinity% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMiniMax M1Grok 4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMiniMax M1Grok 4
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMinimaxXai
ReleasedJun 2025Jul 2025

MiniMax M1 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Grok 4 Modalities

Input
imagetext
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

MiniMax M1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.40/M tokens. MiniMax M1 has cheaper output pricing at $1.76/M tokens.
Grok 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 40.5, compared to MiniMax M1's score of 14.1.
MiniMax M1 has a 1,000,000 token context window, while Grok 4 has a 256,000 token context window.
MiniMax M1 does not support vision. Grok 4 supports vision.