Grok-3 Mini vs MiniMax M2.5: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Grok-3 Mini | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | xAI | MiniMax |
| Release Date | February 16, 2025 | February 11, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | 230B |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 128K | — |
| Context (output) | 8K | — |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.30 | — |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.50 | — |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Verdict
MiniMax M2.5 leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Grok-3 Mini — 0.9, MiniMax M2.5 — 0.7.
Recency
MiniMax M2.5 is newer: released 2/11/2026 vs 2/16/2025.
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