MiniMax-M1 is a large-scale, open-weight reasoning model designed for extended context and high-efficiency inference. It leverages a hybrid Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture paired with a custom "lightning attention" mechanism, allowing…
Model details →MiniMax: MiniMax M1 vs xAI: Grok 4 Fast
xAI: Grok 4 Fast wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Grok 4 Fast is xAI's latest multimodal model with SOTA cost-efficiency and a 2M token context window. It comes in two flavors: non-reasoning and reasoning. Read more about the model on xAI's [news post](http://x.ai/news/grok-4-fast). Reaso…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | MiniMax: MiniMax M1 | xAI: Grok 4 Fast | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 2M | 🏆 xAI: Grok 4 Fast |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.40 | $0.20 | 🏆 xAI: Grok 4 Fast |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $2.20 | $0.50 | 🏆 xAI: Grok 4 Fast |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 xAI: Grok 4 Fast |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax: MiniMax M1 better than xAI: Grok 4 Fast?
xAI: Grok 4 Fast wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between MiniMax: MiniMax M1 and xAI: Grok 4 Fast?
Input: $0.40 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens. Output: $2.20 vs $0.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do MiniMax: MiniMax M1 and xAI: Grok 4 Fast support?
MiniMax: MiniMax M1 supports up to 1M tokens. xAI: Grok 4 Fast supports up to 2M tokens.
Do both MiniMax: MiniMax M1 and xAI: Grok 4 Fast support tool calling?
MiniMax: MiniMax M1: yes. xAI: Grok 4 Fast: yes.