AI BENCHY Compare

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 vs xAI: Grok 4.5

Summary

MiniMax M3 (medium) vs Grok 4.5 (low) benchmark comparison: Grok 4.5 (low) leads on average score with 7.8 vs 7.6. MiniMax M3 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.131 vs $0.760. Grok 4.5 (low) is faster at 15.48s vs 68.17s, with pass rates of 65.1% vs 74.6%.

Recommended model: MiniMax M3 (medium) - Its score stays close to the best score here (7.6 vs 7.8), while costing about 5.8x less than Grok 4.5 (low).

Last updated at: 2026-07-08

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 low Release: 2026-07-08

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 low Release: 2026-07-08
Score	7.6	7.8
Rank	#44	#34
Reliability	9.6	10.0
Consistency	7.9	9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	65.1%	74.6%
Flaky tests	5	1
Total Runs	63	63
Cost per result	1.187	5.061
Total Cost	$0.131	$0.760
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$2.000 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	46,546	58,652
Output Tokens	49,036	1,735
Reasoning Tokens	92,543	105,233
Response Time (avg)	68.17s	15.48s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	205.28s
Response Time (total)	1363.38s	324.98s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#44 MiniMax M3

medium

Cost: $0.012
Time: 154.4s
Tokens: 10,018 tok

#34 xAI: Grok 4.5

low

Cost: $0.011
Time: 12.4s
Tokens: 2,018 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	5.5	3.7	66.7%	3		14.95s	2,526	874	3,414
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		2.75s	2,991	261	3,000

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	6.1	6.5	55.6%	1		144.74s	5,804	6,223	32,667
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		13.72s	9,579	303	15,641

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		65.30s	14,760	1,306	6,253
Grok 4.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		8.16s	15,084	261	2,370

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		14.92s	8,088	514	3,164
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.44s	8,937	225	2,549

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	5.5	9.3	33.3%	0		233.13s	869	16,254	19,070
Grok 4.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		72.64s	2,514	14	70,275

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	5.1	3.4	33.3%	1		33.25s	954	2,487	2,523
Grok 4.5	6.1	3.1	66.7%	1		4.88s	1,077	98	1,253

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		6.14s	1,623	103	920
Grok 4.5	9.8	10.0	100.0%	0		2.80s	1,857	57	1,878

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	7.9	9.9	66.7%	0		49.91s	2,079	11,946	13,761
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.20s	2,430	217	2,590

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		11.91s	9,168	281	555
Grok 4.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		5.83s	13,394	284	871

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		100.80s	675	9,048	10,216
Grok 4.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		13.98s	789	15	4,806

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