Grok 4.5 vs MiniMax M1
Compare Grok 4.5 by xAI against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 500K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok 4.5
MiniMax M1
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
MiniMax M1 is 3.6x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Grok 4.5
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
6.7× cheaper
Output
$1.65
3.6× cheaper
MiniMax M1 is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 3.6× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
MiniMax M1 uses 3.0x more bold
Grok 4.5
MiniMax M1
61%Vocabulary53%
16wSentence Length17w
0.23Hedging0.51
2.5Bold7.4
2.4Lists6.2
0.09Emoji0.10
0.48Headings0.86
0.06Transitions0.03
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