Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) by SpaceXAI or MiniMax-M3.1-Flash by MiniMax? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) scores 3.7 points higher (46.4 vs 42.7) but costs 18× as much to run the benchmark ($4967 vs $283; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 42.7, and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash when 42.7 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 46.4 | 42.7 | −8.0% MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is 8.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $4,967.35 | $283.18 | −94.3% MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is 94.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 45.88s | 23.52s | −48.7% MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is 48.7% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Grok 4.7 (Xhigh): 8.0% less intelligence, 94.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 48.7% 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-M3.1-Flash is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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