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MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 vs xAI: Grok 4.20

Summary

MiniMax M2.5 vs Grok 4.20 benchmark comparison: MiniMax M2.5 leads on average score with 4.7 vs 4.4. Grok 4.20 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.057 vs $0.164. Grok 4.20 is faster at 1.11s vs 65.37s, with pass rates of 46.0% vs 28.6%.

Recommended model: Grok 4.20 - Its score stays close to the best score here (4.4 vs 4.7), while costing about 2.9x less than MiniMax M2.5.

Last updated at: 2026-07-02

Metric MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 none Release: 2026-03-31
Score 4.7 4.4
Rank #151 #160
Reliability 10.0 N/A
Consistency 6.5 8.5
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 46.0% 28.6%
Flaky tests 9 0
Total Runs 63 54
Cost per result 7.900 1.570
Total Cost $0.164 $0.057
Input Price $0.120 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.480 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 43,706 41,313
Output Tokens 109,495 1,923
Reasoning Tokens 330,814 0
Response Time (avg) 65.37s 1.11s
Response Time (max) 251.36s 6.04s
Response Time (total) 849.76s 19.96s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#151 MiniMax M2.5

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#160 xAI: Grok 4.20

none
Cost
$0.004
Time
6.5s
Tokens
1,367 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 7.9 6.3 83.3% 2 20.82s 612 286 45,344
Grok 4.20 4.8 10.0 25.0% 0 501ms 1,986 267 0
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 3.4 9.1 0.0% 0 188.58s 6,076 357 106,177
Grok 4.20 1.1 3.1 0.0% 0 1.22s 1,074 312 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 4.5 2.1 66.7% 1 60.39s 21,104 740 9,713
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 6.04s 17,673 282 0
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 4.6 1.7 66.7% 2 7.48s 6,584 266 3,835
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 522ms 7,749 207 0
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 2.9 4.4 22.2% 2 237.27s 308 105,047 133,487
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 687ms 1,746 325 0
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 3.8 2.5 33.3% 1 6.63s 492 25 1,686
Grok 4.20 4.8 10.0 0.0% 0 659ms 819 83 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 7.5 10.0 50.0% 0 621ms 699 156 1,495
Grok 4.20 6.3 10.0 50.0% 0 445ms 1,350 60 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 11.21s 495 1,069 9,605
Grok 4.20 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 473ms 1,671 198 0
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.35s 7,123 269 937
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.63s 7,245 189 0
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M2.5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 80.79s 213 1,280 18,535
Grok 4.20 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0 0ms 0 0 0

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