Grok 4.5 (High) vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.5 (High) by SpaceXAI or MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Grok 4.5 (High): 10.1% more intelligence, 77.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 34.6% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.5 (High) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.8 | 42.7 | +10.1% MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is 10.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,243.85 | $283.18 | −77.2% MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is 77.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 18.82s | 25.34s | +34.6% MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is 34.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.5 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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