Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) 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 4.7 (Xhigh) scores 17.2 points higher (46.4 vs 29.2) but costs 9.2× as much to run the benchmark ($4967 vs $538; flagship vs premium cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 29.2, and MiniMax-M3 when 29.2 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 46.4 | 29.2 | −37.1% MiniMax-M3 is 37.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,967.35 | $537.98 | −89.2% MiniMax-M3 is 89.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 40.07s | 25.47s | −36.4% MiniMax-M3 is 36.4% faster |
| 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 (Xhigh): 37.1% less intelligence, 89.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 36.4% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- 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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