Model comparison
Grok 4.1 Fast vs MiniMax-M2
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 Fast scores higher in 6 categories and MiniMax-M2 in 3 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 Fast leads 43.4 to 19.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 87.4% for Grok 4.1 Fast and 14.8% for MiniMax-M2.
- Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper at $0.20 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for MiniMax-M2.
- MiniMax-M2 accepts more context: 205K tokens versus 128K.
- MiniMax-M2 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2025-06-27 | 2025-10-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 205K |
| Max output | 30K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245), MiniMax-M2: 39.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1242 | 1297 |
| LMArena Coding | 1411 | 1370 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 61% |
| ALE-Bench | 394.93 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39), MiniMax-M2: 25.1 (#109)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 1,107 | 160.6 |
| Terminal-Bench | — | 30% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 69.6% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 13.1% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1171 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49), MiniMax-M2: 19.4 (#258)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 87.4% | 14.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1357 |
| SimpleBench | 56% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 57.8% |
| DTBench | 87.7% | — |
| ForecastBench | 61 | — |
Math MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221), MiniMax-M2: 37.3 (#160)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1408 | 1352 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 4% | — |
Knowledge MiniMax-M2 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207), MiniMax-M2: 37.0 (#163)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1399 | 1337 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 17.8% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76), MiniMax-M2: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1201 | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114), MiniMax-M2: 45.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1391 | 1313 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | 1415 | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1404 | 1355 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1413 | 1326 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1361 | — |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133), MiniMax-M2: 70.2 (#166)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1376 | 1328 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126), MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#153)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1390 | 1331 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131), MiniMax-M2: 53.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | MiniMax-M2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1408 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1394 | 1286 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1389 | 1361 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1327 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 Fast better than MiniMax-M2?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast or MiniMax-M2?
Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; MiniMax-M2 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is Grok 4.1 Fast or MiniMax-M2 better for coding?
MiniMax-M2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.3 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiniMax-M2 does, with 205K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 Fast and MiniMax-M2 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 Fast has 32 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2 has 21.