Grok-3 Mini vs MiniMax M2.7: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Grok-3 Mini | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | xAI | MiniMax |
| Release Date | February 16, 2025 | March 18, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | 128K | 205K |
| Context (output) | 8K | 100K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.50 | $1.20 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Verdict
MiniMax M2.7 leads in 2 out of 3 comparison categories.
API Cost
Grok-3 Mini is 1.9x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $0.30/1M tokens.
Context Window
MiniMax M2.7 supports a larger context: 205K vs 128K tokens.
Recency
MiniMax M2.7 is newer: released 3/18/2026 vs 2/16/2025.
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