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  5. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpvsMiniMax M2.1
Updated Aug 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpvsMiniMax M2.1

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is the newer model, released after MiniMax M2.1.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and MiniMax M2.1 compared across 8 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpMiniMax M2.1
Input price$0.22/M tokens—
Output price$0.66/M tokens—
Context window1.0M tokens—
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Dec 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 3 of the 8 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp144 words
Sticky Soy-Glazed Midnight Noodles A sweet-savory, buttery noodle dish that comes together in about 20 minutes with pantry staples. Ingredients (7): 8 oz spaghetti or noodles 3 tbsp butter 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey ½ tsp chili flakes 1 tbsp sesame seeds Instructions: Cook the noodles…
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MiniMax M2.1398 words
Golden Cloud Buttermilk Pancakes Overview These fluffy, golden pancakes are impossibly simple yet utterly delicious. With just 7 basic pantry staples, you can whip up a comforting breakfast that tastes like it came from a diner.
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp565 words
Here’s a simple, beginner-friendly 1-month plan built around three key pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep & Stress. The goal is small, repeatable habits — not perfection. The 3 Key Areas Nutrition Goal: Eat more whole foods, more protein, and more plants.
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MiniMax M2.11,562 words
Your 30-Day Health Foundation Plan Starting a health journey can feel overwhelming, but you don't need to transform your life overnight. This plan focuses on small, sustainable changes that stack up over time.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp869 words
Here is how a large language model learns and generates text, tailored to each of your three audiences. To an Experienced Software Engineer You build distributed systems, so think of an LLM as a massively parallel, lossy compression engine for human text.
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MiniMax M2.1707 words
How Large Language Models Learn and Generate Text For the Experienced Software Engineer You build distributed systems—you understand that emergence isn't magic, it's what happens when you compose simple components in sufficient quantity.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
MiniMax M2.1
MiniMax M2.1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Input
$0.22
Output
$0.66
MiniMax M2.1
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

7 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
FFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·99.8% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.8% upNNovita$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·97.2% upDDeepInfrafp8degraded$0.22 in·$0.65 out·1M·70.6% up
MiniMax M2.12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·205k·99.6% upNNovitafp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·205k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is developed by DeepSeek while MiniMax M2.1 is developed by MiniMax. You can compare their actual outputs across 8 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and MiniMax M2.1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 8 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

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