Grok 4.7 (High) vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (High) by SpaceXAI or MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (High) scores 17.1 points higher (46.3 vs 29.2) but costs 7.2× as much to run the benchmark ($3881 vs $538; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (High) when you need intelligence above 29.2, and MiniMax-M3 when 29.2 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (High) | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 46.3 | 29.2 | −36.9% MiniMax-M3 is 36.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,880.88 | $537.98 | −86.1% MiniMax-M3 is 86.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 25.34s | 26.74s | +5.5% MiniMax-M3 is 5.5% 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 4.7 (High): 36.9% less intelligence, 86.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 5.5% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.7 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- 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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