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Updated Jun 2026

DeepSeek V4 FlashvsMiniMax M3

DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper than MiniMax M3 at $0.14/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiniMax M3 compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4 FlashMiniMax M3
Input price$0.14/M tokens$0.3/M tokens
Output price$0.28/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2026Jun 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Satirical Fake News Headline

Generate a satirical news headline about AI taking over a completely unexpected industry.

DeepSeek V4 Flash312 words
Headline: AI Sommelier Uncorks Chaos, Replaces Entire Wine Industry with Perfectly Optimized Grape Juice Subheadline: In a bold move, a neural network declares all vintages from 1997 to 2023 “statistically identical,” causing a global run on boxed wine and a sudden surplus of pretentious cheese plates.
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MiniMax M3282 words
"Local AI Replaces 4,000 Licensed Astrologers After Learning to 'Pretend Mercury Is in Retrograde'" BERKELEY, CA — A newly launched artificial intelligence system has reportedly rendered the entire field of professional astrology obsolete by simply inventing celestial events on the spot, sources confirmed Tuesday.
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Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

DeepSeek V4 Flash442 words
LBO Model: HarborTech Services (HTS) – Base Case & Sensitivity Year-by-Year Financial Projections (FY2026–FY2030) ($ millions) FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 Revenue 972.00 1,040.04 1,102.44 1,157.56 1,215.44 EBITDA 136.08 156.01 176.39 191.00 206.63 Less: Cash Interest (64.80) (63.08) (60.08) (55.69) (50.16) –…
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MiniMax M3553 words
HarborTech Services (HTS) – 5-Year LBO Analysis Sources & Uses at Close (FY2025) Sources $m Uses $m Term Loan (4.0x) 480.0 Purchase price (12.0x × $120) 1,440.0 Mezzanine (1.5x) 180.0 Transaction fees (2.0% × EV) 28.8 Sponsor Equity (plug) 808.8 Total 1,468.8 Total 1,468.8 Initial Mezz: $180m; Initial TL: $480m.
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

DeepSeek V4 Flash1,069 words
This is a fascinating question that touches on the core of creativity, labor, and technology. Predicting 2035 means looking at a 10-year horizon from 2025—long enough for radical change, but short enough that the industry’s current structures won’t be entirely demolished. By 2035, AI won't have replaced filmmaking.
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MiniMax M3748 words
AI and the Future of Cinema: A 2035 Outlook By 2035, AI will likely have reshaped nearly every stage of filmmaking—but probably not in the way either techno-optimists or doomsayers expect. The transformation will be uneven, with some functions transformed entirely while others remain stubbornly human.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

DeepSeek V4 Flash862 words
Here is a simulated interview with Steve Jobs in 2025. Setting: A minimalist, dark-wood studio at the new Apple Park ring. The famous copper "spaceship" roof glows subtly behind him. Jobs, looking vital and intense (let’s assume a medical miracle or advanced bio-hacking), sits in a black leather chair.
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MiniMax M3465 words
Simulated Interview: "Steve Jobs" on the Future of AI (2025) A note before we begin: Steve Jobs passed away in October 2011, so this is a fictional dramatization—what I imagine his views might be, based on his documented philosophy, writings, and public statements, projected into a 2025 conversation.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

DeepSeek V4 Flash1,987 words
If the transistor had been invented in 1920—a full 27 years earlier—its impact would ripple through every layer of technology, economics, and geopolitics, fundamentally reshaping the 20th century. Below is a detailed tracing of first-, second-, and third-order effects through 1980, organized by domain.
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MiniMax M32,628 words
The 1920 Transistor: A Speculative History Through 1980 A Necessary Caveat Before diving in: quantum mechanics didn't exist in 1920. The "holes," band theory, and doping concepts that made the actual transistor possible weren't formulated until 1928-1931 (Bloch, Wilson, Heisenberg).
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

DeepSeek V4 Flash1,972 words
CEO’s 48-Hour Action Plan Context: I’ve just learned that our flagship chronic pain drug has a rare but serious liver failure risk (1 in 8,000 patients over 5 years), previously unknown. I have 48 hours until the board meeting and 72 hours until the earnings call.
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MiniMax M32,257 words
CEO Action Plan: 48-Hour Response to Discovered Safety Signal Operating Principles (Before I Make a Move) Before I do anything, I need to be crystal clear about the framework I'm operating in, because under pressure, even good leaders rationalize delay: The 4 million patients are not abstractions.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

DeepSeek V4 Flash costs 4.3x less per token.

Too close to call

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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.

Where to run it

30 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4 Flash17 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
OOpenInferencefp8$0.05 in·$0.14 out·1M·100% upWWafer$0.07 in·$0.25 out·1M·99.9% upSStreamLakefp8$0.09 in·$0.18 out·1M·98.3% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.09 in·$0.18 out·1M·99.7% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.09 in·$0.18 out·1M·99.9% upVVenice$0.10 in·$0.19 out·1M·99.7% up
11 more hostsFewer hosts
DDigitalOcean$0.10 in·$0.20 out·1M·100% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.13 in·$0.28 out·1M·0% upAlibaba Cloudfp8$0.13 in·$0.27 out·1M·99.8% upAAtlasCloudfp4$0.14 in·$0.28 out·1M·100% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$0.14 in·$0.28 out·1M·99.2% upNNovitafp8$0.14 in·$0.28 out·1M·99.9% upPParasailfp8$0.14 in·$0.28 out·1M·99.7% upNNextBitfp8$0.15 in·$0.35 out·1M·100% upMMancerfp8$0.19 in·$0.50 out·1M·99.2% upPPhala$0.20 in·$0.40 out·1M·99.9% upAzure AI Foundry$0.21 in·$0.56 out·1M·96.3% up
MiniMax M313 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
CCoreWeavefp4$0.23 in·$0.96 out·262k·99.8% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.24 in·$0.96 out·1M·99.8% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.28 in·$1.10 out·524k·98.9% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.6% upMiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.7% upNNovitafp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.6% up
7 more hostsFewer hosts
PParasailfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.7% upSStreamLakefp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.2% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·99.9% upMMara$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·91.4% upMModelRunfp4$0.75 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.1% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·524k·97.1% upSSambaNovadegraded$0.60 in·$2.40 out·1M·94.8% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
45%

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
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