Grok 4.5 vs MiniMax M2.5
Head-to-head comparison across 0benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Grok 4.5 leads for most workloads.
- MiniMax M2.5 is ~6.7× cheaper on input tokens — the budget pick.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Grok 4.5
75
MiniMax M2.5
0
Benchmark data for Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 is coming soon on BenchLM.
Operational Comparison
Grok 4.5
MiniMax M2.5
$2 / $6
$0.3 / $1.2
N/A
46 t/s
N/A
2.12s
500K
128K
Quick Verdict
Benchmark data for Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 is coming soon on BenchLM.
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Grok 4.5 is priced at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens for MiniMax M2.5. Grok 4.5 has the larger context window at 500K, compared with 128K for MiniMax M2.5.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Grok 4.5 and MiniMax M2.5 today?
Grok 4.5: $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens MiniMax M2.5: $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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