MiniMax-M3 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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Mby MiniMax
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Dby DeepSeek
3 providers:
DeepSeek $0.140/$0.280
Fireworks $0.140/$0.280
DeepInfra $0.090/$0.180
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget |
| Released | Jun 1, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.300/Mtok | $0.140/Mtok |
| Output | $1.20/Mtok | $0.280/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.750/Mtok | $0.210/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.060/Mtok | $0.003/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimagevideo
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text
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| Benchmarks sources: Vellum LLM Leaderboard (Jun 2026), MiniMax model card / DeepSeek model card | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 55 | |
| Perf / dollar | 73.3 | |
| GPQA Diamond | 60 | 55 |
| SWE-Bench | 45 | 32 |
| HumanEval | 82 | 80 |
| MATH 500 | 70 | 68 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
MiniMax — $0.300/$1.20/Mtok
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DeepSeek — $0.140/$0.280/Mtok
Fireworks — $0.140/$0.280/Mtok
DeepInfra — $0.090/$0.180/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | MiniMax-M3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $0.75 | $0.21 | $0.54 (72%) |
| 10M tokens | $7.5 | $2.1 | $5.4 (72%) |
| 100M tokens | $75 | $21 | $54 (72%) |
| 1000M tokens | $750 | $210 | $540 (72%) |
Summary
MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax costs $0.300/Mtok input and $1.20/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image, video input.
DeepSeek V4 Flash by DeepSeek costs $0.140/Mtok input and $0.280/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text input and is available from 3 providers.
On a blended cost basis, DeepSeek V4 Flash is 72% cheaper than MiniMax-M3.
On benchmarks, MiniMax-M3 scores higher (55 vs ) on average. In terms of value, MiniMax-M3 has better performance per dollar (73.3 vs ).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.