MiniMax vs xAI
MiniMaxGenerative AI Platforms
From $0.30 / 1M input tokensPublished price
xAIConversational AI
From $10 / moPublished price
MiniMax Generative AI Platforms Co-create intelligence with everyone | xAI Conversational AI Start free. Scale as you grow. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Generative AI Platforms | Conversational AI |
| What it is | Chinese AI company developing multimodal foundation models for text, voice, and video generation, powering consumer applications with millions of users. | AI company by Elon Musk building Grok language models for understanding the universe. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | From $0.30 / 1M input tokens Pay-as-you-go API. Flagship MiniMax-M3 text model: $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens (rate doubles above 512k-token context). Other models range roughly $0.… | From $10 / mo Consumer subscriptions: SuperGrok Lite ~$10/mo, SuperGrok $30/mo (or $300/yr), SuperGrok Heavy $300/mo. Grok API billed per token separately, cheapest model (Grok 4.1 Fast) from $… |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Tiered plans |
| Free options | No free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | 2023 |
| Team size | 501-1000 employees | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, China | Palo Alto, CA |