Grok 3 Beta vs MiniMax M3
Compare Grok 3 Beta by xAI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 131K vs 1.0M, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok 3 Beta
MiniMax M3
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
MiniMax M3 is 3.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Grok 3 Beta
Input
$2.00
Output
$4.00
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
6.7× cheaper
Output
$1.20
3.3× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 3.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
Grok 3 Beta
MiniMax M3
48%Vocabulary55%
19wSentence Length24w
0.67Hedging0.52
3.1Bold5.2
5.5Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
0.52Headings1.21
0.28Transitions0.02
Based on 23 + 27 text responses
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