DeepSeek V4 Flash vs MiniMax M3
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash by DeepSeek against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash
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 V4 Flash is 4.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Input
$0.14
2.1× cheaper
Output
$0.28
4.3× cheaper
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 4.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
DeepSeek V4 Flash
MiniMax M3
54%Vocabulary55%
17wSentence Length24w
0.52Hedging0.52
3.6Bold5.2
2.6Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
0.41Headings1.21
0.19Transitions0.02
Based on 27 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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