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MiniMax M2.5 (medium) vs Grok 4.20

MiniMax M2.5 (medium) leads on average score with 4.6 vs 4.1. Grok 4.20 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.057 vs $0.272. Grok 4.20 is faster at 1.11s vs 69.08s, with pass rates of 43.9% vs 27.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-15

Rank
#261
Total Output Tokens
272,229
Response Time (avg)
69.08s
Total Cost
$0.272
Rank
#269
Total Output Tokens
1,923
Response Time (avg)
1.11s
Total Cost
$0.057
Recommended model Grok 4.20

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.1 vs 4.6), while costing about 4.8x less than MiniMax M2.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 none Release: 2026-03-31
Score 4.6 4.1
Rank #261 #269
Reliability 10.0 N/A
Consistency 6.6 8.1
Attempts 66/66 54/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 43.9% 27.3%
Flaky tests 9 0
Total Runs 66 54
Cost per result 6.463 1.570
Total Cost $0.272 $0.057
Input Price $0.220 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.900 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 142,621 41,313
Output Tokens 20,409 1,923
Reasoning Tokens 251,820 0
Response Time (avg) 69.08s 1.11s
Response Time (max) 251.36s 6.04s
Response Time (total) 1036.24s 19.96s
Parameters 230B total (10B active) ~1T total (~100B active)
Availability Weights available Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#261 MiniMax M2.5

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

#269 xAI: Grok 4.20

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

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Category Breakdown

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

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