Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning vs MiniMax M2.7

API pricing, context window and capabilities for Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning and MiniMax M2.7, side by side. Prices are the cheapest serving route per 1M tokens, verified against LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning wins on context window. MiniMax M2.7 wins on price and on intelligence. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.

Price
MiniMax M2.7
Coding
Not called
Intelligence
MiniMax M2.7
Context window
Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning wins

  • Larger context window (2M vs 1M)
  • Higher max output (2M vs 1M)
  • Supports vision
  • Supports structured output
  • Has web search

MiniMax M2.7 wins

  • Cheaper input ($2.00 vs $0.26 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($6.00 vs $0.55 /1M)
  • More serving providers (1 vs 2)
  • Has reasoning mode
Cheaper overall
MiniMax M2.7
$0.26 + $0.55 /1M
Larger context
Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning
2M
More providers
MiniMax M2.7
2 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest serving route · per 1M tokens
Grok 4 20 Non ReasoningMiniMax M2.7
Input $/1M$2.00 $0.26 best
Output $/1M$6.00 $0.55 best
Context window2M best1M
Max output2M best1M
Serving providers1 2 best
Released2026-03-09 2026-03-18

Benchmarks

Artificial Analysis indices, side by side
Grok 4 20 Non ReasoningMiniMax M2.7
Intelligence21.8 38.1 best
CodingNot available 52.6
GPQA Diamond78% 87% best
Output speed163 t/s best59 t/s
Latency (TTFT)4.54s best5.53s

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning
via Vertex AI
$16
MiniMax M2.7
via Pinstripes
$1.82

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureGrok 4 20 Non ReasoningMiniMax M2.7
Vision
Tool use
Reasoning
Audio
Prompt caching
Structured output
Web search

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning or MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for input ($2.00 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens). MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for output ($6.00 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens).
What is the context window difference between Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning and MiniMax M2.7?
Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning has a 2M-token context window and MiniMax M2.7 has 1M tokens, so Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning can take a larger prompt.
How do Grok 4 20 Non Reasoning and MiniMax M2.7 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked Artificial Analysis indices, MiniMax M2.7 leads on intelligence.
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