xAI: Grok 4 vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
Compare xAI: Grok 4 by xAI against MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 by MiniMax, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
xAI: Grok 4
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
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
xAI: Grok 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
Input
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Output
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Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
59%
xAI: Grok 4 uses 3.3x more lists
xAI: Grok 4
MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1
53%Vocabulary48%
18wSentence Length20w
0.67Hedging0.56
2.7Bold3.1
2.7Lists0.8
0.07Emoji0.07
0.86Headings0.73
0.04Transitions0.12
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