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Grok 4.5 vs MiniMax M2

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xAIGrok 4.5

xAI's Opus-class flagship for frontier coding, agentic tool use, and knowledge work.

89500K ctx$2.00/$6.00 per M#6/92
MiniMaxMiniMax M2

MiniMax's flagship MoE model with 1T parameters.

197K ctx$0.26/$1.00 per M
AI Output
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Benchmarks
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xAIGrok 4.5
Reasoning
CI 86.2-90.3
CodingInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Capability
CapabilityECI88.5
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science93.4%Factual Recall53.5%
Math
Competition Math97.8%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks83.3%
MiniMaxMiniMax M2
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
ReasoningInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science—Factual Recall—
Math
Competition Math—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks30.0%
Specs
xAIGrok 4.5
500K
Context
16K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
MiniMaxMiniMax M2
197K
Context
98K
Max output
Oct 2025
Released
Capabilities
xAIGrok 4.5
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
MiniMaxMiniMax M2
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
xAIGrok 4.5
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$6.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search$0.005/search
MiniMaxMiniMax M2
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$0.26/M tokens
Output$1.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.03/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Grok 4.5 vs MiniMax M2▼

Which is better, Grok 4.5 or MiniMax M2?

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Both Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Grok 4.5 or MiniMax M2?

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MiniMax M2 has a lower blended cost. Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output. MiniMax M2: $0.26 input / $1.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Grok 4.5 or MiniMax M2?

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Grok 4.5 has a larger context window: Grok 4.5 supports 500K tokens vs MiniMax M2 at 197K tokens.

Do both Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2 support vision?

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Grok 4.5 supports vision/image input, but MiniMax M2 does not.

What are the key differences between Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2?

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Key differences: MiniMax M2 is significantly cheaper; only Grok 4.5 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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