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Start with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and MiniMax M3, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs MiniMax M3
Live dataset updated 9/10/2026, 11:40:10 AM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek | MiniMax M3 MiniMax |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #40 | #37 |
| Index score | 65.2 | 65.8 |
| Evidence | Estimatedpublisher-corpus-prior over 185 held-out anchors (22%); opens from measured predecessor deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 (78%); shrunk 2 toward the measured corpus | Measured4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards |
| Input / 1M | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| Output / 1M | $0.60 | $1.20 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Providers | 3 | 12 |
| Weight access | Open weights | Restricted license |
Decision facts
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is #40; MiniMax M3 is #37 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 65.2 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 65.8 for MiniMax M3. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Evidence differs: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is Estimated; MiniMax M3 is Measured.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.60 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and $1.20 for MiniMax M3. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.60 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash versus $1.20 for MiniMax M3. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs 50.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 1,048,576 tokens for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 1,048,576 for MiniMax M3.
- Weight access differs: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is open; MiniMax M3 is restricted.
- ModelCap currently lists 3 providers for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 12 for MiniMax M3.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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