MiniMax M3 (medium) vs Grok 4.7 (high)

Compared models

Recommended model MiniMax M3 (medium)

It has the best score here (7.5), while costing about 7.3x less than Grok 4.7 (high).

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	Grok 4.7 Grok 4.7 high Release: 2026-09-21

Metric	MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01	Grok 4.7 Grok 4.7 high Release: 2026-09-21
Score	7.5	7.5
Rank	#111	#110
Reliability	9.7	9.5
Consistency	8.0	7.6
Attempts	66/66	66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	62.1%	75.8%
Flaky tests	5	7
Total Runs	66	66
Cost per result	2.724	16.765
Total Cost	$0.300	$2.180
Input Price	$0.300 / 1M	$1.600 / 1M
Output Price	$1.200 / 1M	$4.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	121,996	113,892
Output Tokens	90,051	6,907
Reasoning Tokens	185,731	409,179
Response Time (avg)	75.15s	113.10s
Response Time (max)	431.03s	573.57s
Response Time (total)	1578.24s	2488.20s
Parameters	428B total (23B active)	~1.7T total (~170B active)
Availability	Weights available	Closed

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

medium

high

Category:

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 4.7	8.7	7.9	91.7%	1		27.98s	2,743	111	14,914

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 4.7	6.0	4.6	66.7%	2		335.92s	10,266	353	199,976

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		138.24s	90,204	30,186	87,263
Grok 4.7	8.6	6.9	83.3%	1		129.30s	75,277	5,730	60,640

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 4.7	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		8.65s	8,937	225	4,043

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
MiniMax M3	3.2	9.3	0.0%	0		234.97s	875	28,389	31,248
Grok 4.7	5.3	7.2	44.4%	1		306.71s	1,980	10	98,585

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 4.7	4.1	2.7	33.3%	1		17.06s	1,077	52	3,238

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 4.7	8.4	6.9	83.3%	1		14.15s	1,857	57	6,421

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 4.7	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		19.88s	2,430	178	10,706

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 4.7	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		5.08s	8,536	177	568

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 4.7	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		62.44s	789	14	10,088

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