Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
Grok 3 Mini Beta vs MiniMax M2.7
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
MiniMax M2.7 wins on 1/1 benchmarks
MiniMax M2.7 wins 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena.
Category leads
arena·MiniMax M2.7
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Grok 3 Mini Beta
#34 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M2.7
#120 by perf·#12 by attention
Best value
Grok 3 Mini Beta
1.7x better value than MiniMax M2.7
Grok 3 Mini Beta
162.0 pts/$
$0.40/M
MiniMax M2.7
96.2 pts/$
$0.53/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
1 benchmark · 2 models
Grok 3 Mini BetaMiniMax M2.7
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
MiniMax M2.7 leads by +57.6
Grok 3 Mini Beta
1357.4
MiniMax M2.7
1415.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Grok 3 Mini Beta | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1357.4 | 1415.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.30 | $0.50 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $3.50 | |
| $0.21 | $0.84 | 205K tokens (~102 books) | $3.67 |