DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) vs MiniMax M3
Compare DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) by DeepSeek against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
MiniMax M3
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 4.3x 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
4.3× cheaper
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 4.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
53%
MiniMax M3 uses 4.5x more emoji
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024)
MiniMax M3
58%Vocabulary55%
18wSentence Length24w
0.73Hedging0.52
7.5Bold5.2
7.6Lists3.0
0.26Emoji1.15
1.60Headings1.21
0.08Transitions0.02
Based on 16 + 27 text responses
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