Coding MiniMax M3
Minimax · text → text
Input$0.2 /M
Output$0.2 /M
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Grok 4.5
Coding MiniMax M3 vs Grok 4.5
Compare Coding MiniMax M3 from Minimax and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
Coding MiniMax M3Grok 4.5+ Add model · 2/4
Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text
Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.
Input$2 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Coding MiniMax M3
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.2
$2
Output /M
$0.2
$6
Cache read /M
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$0.5
Context length
204,800
500,000
Max output
13,100
500,000
Time to First Token
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2.8 s
Throughput
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31.6 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
coding-minimax-m3grok-4.5
Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
coding-minimax-m3grok-4.5
Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
coding-minimax-m3grok-4.5
13801420146015001540
Overall
14471471
Coding
15011523
Math
14431479
Hard prompts
14671495
Instruction following
14401466
Multi-turn
14541476
Creative writing
14061451
Longer query
14541487
Chinese
14751512
English
14591476
Vision
coding-minimax-m3grok-4.5
1220126013001340
Overall
12431282
OCR
12561294
Diagram
12671319
Homework
12631324
WebDev Arena
coding-minimax-m3grok-4.5
1420148015401600
Overall
15011556
React
15031559
HTML
14551571
Gaming
15891589
Simulations
15851585
Data analytics
15211521
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Coding MiniMax M3
$15.00 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Coding MiniMax M3, Grok 4.5?
Coding MiniMax M3: $0.2/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Grok 4.5: 1523; Coding MiniMax M3: 1501 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
How large is each context window?
Coding MiniMax M3 accepts 204,800 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 13,100 tokens on Coding MiniMax M3 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Coding MiniMax M3 accepts text input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.
Can I call Coding MiniMax M3 and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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