MiniMax M3 vs Grok Build 0.1
Market Position
LiveBench Quality Versus Estimated Output Cost
This current-market view appears only when both compared models are reviewed current models with publisher-reported LiveBench token accounting and current sourced USD output rates.
Model Markets Rankings
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
| Ranking | MiniMax-M3 | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | #4 of 36$0.017 per LiveBench case | #1 of 36$0.0020 per LiveBench case |
Ranks come from the current complete eligible cohorts. Green highlights appear only when both models are ranked in the same metric. Missing required inputs remain unranked, and the three dimensions are not collapsed into an overall winner.
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M3 | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench2026-06-25 · overall · leader | 70.2699% of row best · percent · minimax-m3 · 15,530 output tokens / case | 71.09100% of row best · percent · grok-build-0.1 · 980 output tokens / case |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 0 benchmark wins | 1 benchmark winOverall lead |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | MiniMax-M3 | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | MiniMax | xAI |
| Family | Minimax M3 | Grok Build |
| Model | MiniMax-M3 | Grok Build 0.1 |
| Version | MiniMax-M3 | Grok Build 0.1 |
| Lifecycle | active | preview |
| Released | 2026-06-01 | 2026-05-29 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,049K | 256K |
| Total parameters | 427B | Unknown |
| Active parameters | 23B | Unknown |
| License | other | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Xai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools |
14 comparable fields · 11 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
MiniMax M3 Capabilities
Grok Build 0.1 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
MiniMax M3 vs Grok Build 0.1 FAQs
Is MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both MiniMax M3 and Grok Build 0.1, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1?+
MiniMax M3 is $0.28 and Grok Build 0.1 is $1.00 per million tokens, so MiniMax M3 is cheaper on this metric. MiniMax M3 is $1.10 and Grok Build 0.1 is $2.00 per million tokens, so MiniMax M3 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1?+
MiniMax M3 has the larger sourced context window. MiniMax M3 supports 1,049K and Grok Build 0.1 supports 256K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1 be self-hosted?+
MiniMax M3 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. MiniMax M3 is open weight; Grok Build 0.1 is not marked open weight.
Can MiniMax M3 and Grok Build 0.1 understand images?+
MiniMax M3 is documented with image input; Grok Build 0.1 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. MiniMax M3 is — and Grok Build 0.1 is —.
Do MiniMax M3 and Grok Build 0.1 support reasoning and tool use?+
MiniMax M3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Grok Build 0.1: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1?+
MiniMax M3 has 5 sourced provider routes; Grok Build 0.1 has 1, so MiniMax M3 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, MiniMax M3 or Grok Build 0.1?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.