Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High) vs MiniMax-M3

Grok 3 mini Reasoning (High) vs MiniMax-M3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

SpaceXAIGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.60
Total cost
-
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3Off the frontier
Intelligence
29.20
Total cost
$538
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGrok 3 mini Reasoning (High)MiniMax-M3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.629.2+100.0% MiniMax-M3 is 2.0× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$537.98— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)39.60s25.47s−35.7% MiniMax-M3 is 35.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.30 / $0.50$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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