DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview
A direct, empirical evaluation of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (DeepSeek-AI) against MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview (MiniMax).
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Developed by DeepSeek-AI · 552B parameters
High-throughput software engineering, autonomous coding loops, terminal agents, 1M long-context retrieval, and low-cost production inference.
MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview
Developed by MiniMax · Proprietary Sparse Coding MoE parameters
Low-latency interactive IDE code completions at 165 tokens/sec, SWE-bench Verified bug fixes (73.8%), terminal automation, and budget-optimized pull request reviews.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | MiniMax M3.1-Flash-Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 67.2% | 73.8% |
| MMLU-Pro | 78.4% | 81.2% |
| MATH-500 | 92.6% | 92.4% |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input Pricing (per 1M) | $0.06 | $0.10 |
| Output Pricing (per 1M) | $0.22 | $0.40 |