Model comparison
Grok 4.7 vs MiniMax-M2.7
Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2.7 costs 5.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.7 scores higher in 7 categories and MiniMax-M2.7 in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.7 leads 40.1 to 19.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 76.8% for Grok 4.7 and 24.7% for MiniMax-M2.7.
- MiniMax-M2.7 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Grok 4.7.
- Grok 4.7 accepts more context: 500K tokens versus 205K.
- MiniMax-M2.7 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 46.6 | 37.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-21 | 2026-03-18 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 500K | 205K |
| Max output | 500K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.7 leads
Grok 4.7: 55.0 (#23), MiniMax-M2.7: 41.4 (#115)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1636 | 1397 |
| SciCode | 57.4% | 47% |
| LMArena Coding | 1423 | 1454 |
| CursorBench | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierSWE | 29.5% | — |
| WeirdML | — | 37% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 599.25 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.7: —, MiniMax-M2.7: 24.9 (#103)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 45.1% |
| ExploitBench | — | 13.3% |
| GBAEval | — | 0% |
Reasoning Grok 4.7 leads
Grok 4.7: 40.1 (#49), MiniMax-M2.7: 19.0 (#248)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 76.8% | 24.7% |
| CritPt | 17.7% | 0.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1409 | 1422 |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 39.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 145.84 |
Math Grok 4.7 leads
Grok 4.7: 41.1 (#73), MiniMax-M2.7: 24.9 (#254)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 34% | 3% |
| LMArena Math | 1393 | 1420 |
Knowledge Grok 4.7 leads
Grok 4.7: 38.7 (#130), MiniMax-M2.7: 37.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1413 | 1443 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 12.9% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.7: 28.8 (#107), MiniMax-M2.7: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Furniture Assembly | 20.8% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Grok 4.7: 51.2 (#108), MiniMax-M2.7: 50.5 (#120)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1392 | 1382 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1476 | 1439 |
| LMArena Russian | 1396 | 1383 |
| LMArena French | — | 1422 |
| LMArena German | — | 1398 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1261 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1313 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1403 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Grok 4.7: 74.3 (#98), MiniMax-M2.7: 74.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1404 |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok 4.7: 43.2 (#97), MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#94)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1419 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.7 leads
Grok 4.7: 70.1 (#23), MiniMax-M2.7: 59.1 (#107)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.7 | MiniMax-M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1397 | 1404 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1391 | 1354 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1389 | 1413 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2007 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.7 better than MiniMax-M2.7?
Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.6 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index. MiniMax-M2.7 costs 5.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.7 or MiniMax-M2.7?
MiniMax-M2.7 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Grok 4.7 lists at $2 and $6.
Is Grok 4.7 or MiniMax-M2.7 better for coding?
Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.0 versus 41.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.7 does, with 500K tokens against 205K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.7 and MiniMax-M2.7 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.7 has 21 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax-M2.7 has 30.