Grok 3 Thinking vs MiniMax M1
Compare Grok 3 Thinking by xAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 13 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok 3 Thinking
MiniMax M1
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Grok 3 Thinking
Input
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Output
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MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.65
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
MiniMax M1 uses 10.4x more emoji
Grok 3 Thinking
MiniMax M1
46%Vocabulary53%
19wSentence Length17w
1.11Hedging0.51
3.3Bold7.4
2.6Lists6.2
0.00Emoji0.10
0.64Headings0.86
0.25Transitions0.03
Based on 6 + 14 text responses
Research
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