Grok 4.5 vs MiniMax M2.7
Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Grok 4.5 leads for most workloads.
- MiniMax M2.7 is ~6.7× cheaper on input tokens — the budget pick.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Grok 4.5
75
MiniMax M2.7
56
Pick Grok 4.5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M2.7 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Δ | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 83.3 | ← 26.3 | 57.0 |
| Coding | 64.7 | ← 10.3 | 54.4 |
Operational Comparison
Grok 4.5
MiniMax M2.7
$2 / $6
$0.3 / $1.2
N/A
45 t/s
N/A
2.53s
500K
200K
Quick Verdict
Pick Grok 4.5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M2.7 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Grok 4.5 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 75 to 56. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Grok 4.5's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 83.3 against 57. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 83.3% to 57%.
Grok 4.5 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.30 input / $1.20 output per 1M tokens for MiniMax M2.7. That is roughly 5.0x on output cost alone. Grok 4.5 is the reasoning model in the pair, while MiniMax M2.7 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Grok 4.5 gives you the larger context window at 500K, compared with 200K for MiniMax M2.7.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Which is better, Grok 4.5 or MiniMax M2.7?
Grok 4.5 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 75 to 56. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 83.3% and 57%.
Which is better for coding, Grok 4.5 or MiniMax M2.7?
Grok 4.5 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 64.7 versus 54.4. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Grok 4.5 or MiniMax M2.7?
Grok 4.5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 83.3 versus 57. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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