DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) vs MiniMax M1
Compare DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) by DeepSeek against MiniMax M1 by MiniMax, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
MiniMax M1
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is 5.9x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
Input
$0.14
2.1× cheaper
Output
$0.28
5.9× cheaper
MiniMax M1
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.65
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 5.9× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
81%
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 2.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
MiniMax M1
58%Vocabulary53%
18wSentence Length17w
0.73Hedging0.51
7.5Bold7.4
7.6Lists6.2
0.26Emoji0.10
1.60Headings0.86
0.08Transitions0.03
Based on 16 + 14 text responses
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