Grok 4.6 (Low) vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Low) by SpaceXAI or MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.6 (Low) scores 5.9 points higher (35.1 vs 29.2) but costs 1.1× as much to run the benchmark ($614 vs $538; both premium class). Pick Grok 4.6 (Low) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise MiniMax-M3.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Low) | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.1 | 29.2 | −16.8% MiniMax-M3 is 16.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $613.92 | $537.98 | −12.4% MiniMax-M3 is 12.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 13.64s | 25.25s | +85.1% MiniMax-M3 is 85.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
MiniMax-M3 vs Grok 4.6 (Low): 16.8% less intelligence, 12.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 85.1% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- MiniMax-M3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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