MCP Grok vs MCP Minimax
A side-by-side look at the MCP Grok and MCP Minimax MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Grok for multimedia process work as a local process; choose MCP Minimax for multimedia process over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose MCP Grok when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN. - You want tools like
grok_chat_completions, grok_text_to_video, grok_image_to_video.
Choose MCP Minimax when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN. - You want tools like
minimax_generate_video_from_text, minimax_generate_video_from_images, minimax_generate_video_from_audio.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN | ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | 10 |
| Full listing | View MCP Grok | View MCP Minimax |
Tools & capabilities
MCP Grok tools 8
grok_chat_completionsChat completion (reasoning / vision / tool calling) with Grok chat models.grok_text_to_videoGenerate a video from a text prompt (any model except `grok-imagine-video-1.5:official`).grok_image_to_videoGenerate a video from an input image (+ optional motion prompt).grok_get_taskQuery the status/result of a single generation task.grok_get_tasks_batchQuery the status/result of multiple tasks at once.grok_list_modelsList available models and their capabilities.grok_list_actionsList all tools and example workflows.grok_get_prompt_guideTips for writing effective video prompts.
MCP Minimax tools 10
minimax_generate_video_from_textGenerate from a detailed promptminimax_generate_video_from_imagesGenerate from one to nine image URLsminimax_generate_video_from_audioGenerate with one to three audio URLs and required imagesminimax_generate_videoGenerate from the full documented content schemaminimax_list_tasksList tasks with optional timestamp filtersminimax_get_taskRetrieve one taskminimax_get_tasks_batchRetrieve several tasksminimax_delete_taskDelete one taskminimax_list_modelsShow model constraintsminimax_list_actionsShow available workflows
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
MCP Grok
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-grok": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-grok"
],
"env": {
"ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_ACEDATACLOUD_API_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}
MCP Minimax
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-minimax": {
"url": "https://minimax.mcp.acedata.cloud/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
MCP Grok is categorized under Multimedia Process and uses a local stdio subprocess. MCP Minimax belongs to Multimedia Process and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCP Grok for multimedia process work and MCP Minimax for multimedia process.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
MCP Grok has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. MCP Minimax has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add mcp-grok and mcp-minimax as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, MCP Grok has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. MCP Minimax has 49/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.