Grok 4.6 vs MiniMax M3
Compare Grok 4.6 by xAI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 500K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok 4.6
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 5.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Grok 4.6
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
6.7× cheaper
Output
$1.20
5.0× cheaper
MiniMax M3 is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 5.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
52%
Grok 4.6 uses 9.0x more transitions
Grok 4.6
MiniMax M3
64%Vocabulary55%
17wSentence Length24w
0.22Hedging0.52
2.2Bold5.2
1.6Lists3.0
0.29Emoji1.15
0.31Headings1.21
0.22Transitions0.02
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