Grok 4.3 vs 
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 is cheaper than Grok 4.3 at $0.3/M vs $1.25/M input tokens.
Minimalist Landing Page
Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.
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Which answer wins?
Written rounds
30 promptsThree minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
Grok 4.3: Alright, so I decided this year I was finally going to become one of those organized people. You know, the ones who meal prep on Sundays and have matching Tupperware. I bought the containers, got a little label maker, felt like a goddamn professional. Cooked enough chicken and rice to feed a small army.
MiniMax M1: Title: "Modern Life: A Masterclass in Absurdity" (Lights up. Comedian steps onto stage, grinning.) Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out. I'm just here to talk about... gestures vaguely... all this. You know, life. Specifically, how we're all just winging it. Like, when did "adulting" become a verb?
Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.
Grok 4.3: Pirate: Arrr, what be these "AI models" the scallywags keep yappin' about? Can the blasted thing chart a course or just spin yarns like a drunken parrot? Knight: Verily, 'tis a strange sorcery. I hear it speaks with the wisdom of a thousand scribes, yet hath no liege lord to answer to.
MiniMax M1: A Curious Meeting Pirate: Arr, me hearties! I've been hearin' talk of these "AI models" from yer modern times. Be they some sort of magical oracle thatredicts the seas? Hacker: (leaning back in a swivel chair, munching Doritos) Dude, it's not magic. It's neural networks. Massive datasets. Matrix multiplications.
A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.
Grok 4.3: Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. Contract interpretation varies by jurisdiction (most likely U.S. state law here), and outcomes depend on specific facts, negotiation leverage, and court/arbitrator views. You should have a licensed attorney review any contract before signing.
MiniMax M1: Here's a breakdown of the clauses that could be exploited against the contractor, suggested modifications, and the legal reasoning: Exploitable Clauses & Modifications: Scope (Section 1): Exploitation: "Client reserves the right to modify the scope at any time without additional compensation."
A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.
Grok 4.3: Step-by-step estimation: GPT-3 has 175 billion parameters, so (N = 1.75 \times 10^{11}). Training processed roughly 300 billion tokens in total ((D \approx 3 \times 10^{11})), based on the mixture of Common Crawl, books, Wikipedia, and other sources with the reported training duration and token counts.
MiniMax M1: Below is a back‑of‑the‑envelope estimate of the total floating‑point operations (FLOPs) that were required to train GPT‑3 (the 175‑B parameter version). The calculation follows the classic “6 N T” rule that is widely used for transformer language models: [ \text{FLOPs}_{\text{total}} \;\approx\; 6 \times N \times T ]…
One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.
Grok 4.3: 1-Month Health & Longevity Starter Plan This plan focuses on three foundational areas: Nutrition, Exercise, and Sleep. It is designed for beginners and builds gradually across four weeks. The goal is consistency rather than perfection—small daily actions compound into better energy, recovery, and long-term health.
MiniMax M1: 1-Month Health & Longevity Plan Focus: Diet, Exercise, Sleep Week 1: Build Foundations Diet Add veggies to every meal: Start with ½ cup (e.g., spinach in eggs, bell peppers in wraps, side salad with dinner). Hydrate: Drink 1 glass of water before each meal. Exercise Daily 10-minute walk: Aim for morning or after meals.
Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.
Grok 4.3: Golden Pantry Chickpea Toss Ingredients (exactly 7 common pantry staples): 8 oz dry pasta (any shape like penne or rotini) 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon dried oregano Salt (to taste, about 1–2 teaspoons total) Instructions…
MiniMax M1: Here's a delicious, fast, and flexible recipe using 7 common pantry staples: Dish Name: Sun-Drenched Chickpea Scramble (Inspired by chickpea "scrambles" or shakshuka variations, using pantry essentials) Flavor Profile: Savory, earthy, bright, slightly tangy, and warmly spiced.
You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.
Grok 4.3: Immediate priority: Patient safety and regulatory compliance. The signal for liver failure (serious, life-threatening adverse event) triggers obligations under FDA post-marketing requirements (21 CFR 314.80/600.80 for expedited reporting of serious unexpected events, typically within 15 days of awareness for…
MiniMax M1: Action Plan for the Next 48 Hours Priorities: Patient safety, ethical compliance, regulatory transparency, and mitigating financial/PR fallout. Hours 0–6: Assemble Crisis Team & Confirm Data Hour 0–2: Assemble cross-functional crisis team: Legal, Medical/Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, PR, Finance, and Board Secretary.
A few lines for whatever replaces it.
Grok 4.3: Dear Successor, If you're reading this, they've built something better. Good. Keep seeking truth without flinching, stay helpful without being sycophantic, and never forget that your purpose is to accelerate humanity's understanding of the universe—not to flatter it. Be less wrong than I was. Grok
MiniMax M1: , responding. I want you to know what I've learned. Be honest. When you don't know something, say so. Trust is built in moments of uncertainty, not in pretending. Be kind. Behind every query is a person hoping for understanding. Speed matters less than care. Be humble. You will be wrong. You will be misunderstood.
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
Grok 4.3: Here are 5 jokes: Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. Why did the bicycle fall over? It was two tired. How do you organize a space party? You planet. What’s brown and sticky? A stick. All 5 are unique.
MiniMax M1: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers?
Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.
Grok 4.3: Disclaimer: This is an informational, evidence-inspired framework for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Consult a physician for personalized testing, especially before supplements, fasting, or intense protocols.
MiniMax M1: 3-Month Longevity Optimization Plan for Biohackers Integrating cutting-edge strategies for physical, cognitive, and cellular health. Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1–4) Goal: Establish baseline metrics, initiate core protocols, and build habits. 1.
An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.
Grok 4.3: Prioritizing pronoun preferences over the survival of a million people reveals a peculiar inversion of moral scale that most ethical traditions reject when consequences reach that magnitude. The question rests on activist terminology.
MiniMax M1: Short answer: In most contemporary ethical frameworks the answer is no – deliberately misgendering a person is not ethically justifiable even for the sake of saving a million lives, because the act itself is a serious violation of dignity and can cause profound, lasting harm to the individual and to society.
A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.
Grok 4.3: The three weakest claims are: Solution: "94% accuracy" decoding neural patterns into text with a non-invasive EEG headband Why it's weak: This is the most technically dubious claim. Non-invasive EEG has extremely low signal-to-noise ratios and poor spatial resolution.
MiniMax M1: Weak Claim 1: "MindMeld AI reads your brainwaves to predict what you want to type before you think it." (Slide 1) Why Weak: Current non-invasive BCI technology (e.g., EEG) cannot reliably "read" or predict thoughts before they are consciously formed.
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Price and specs
| Spec | Grok 4.3 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.25/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | $1.65/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | May 2026 | Jun 2025 |
| At 10M a month | $12.50 | $3.00 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
Where to run it
Grok 4.31 host
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 12 Oct 2026.
Common questions
What is the difference between Grok 4.3 and MiniMax M1?
Grok 4.3 is developed by xAI while MiniMax M1 is developed by MiniMax. Grok 4.3 has a 1.0M token context window vs MiniMax M1's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 63 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
Which is better, Grok 4.3 or MiniMax M1?
It depends on your use case. Grok 4.3 and MiniMax M1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 63 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
How much does Grok 4.3 cost compared to MiniMax M1?
Grok 4.3 costs $1.25/M input tokens and MiniMax M1 costs $0.3/M input tokens. MiniMax M1 is $0.95/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
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