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MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

MiniMax-M3.1-FlashMiniMax
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017DeepSeek
Our take

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 wins 1 of 1 categories, but MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is 2.0× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 when quality matters most, MiniMax-M3.1-Flash at volume.

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Coding6074Best
Writing––
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Input / 1M$0.15Best$0.30
Output / 1M$0.60Best$1.20
Blended / 1M$0.26Best$0.53
Context window1M1MBest
Open weightsNoYes
Released19 Oct 202617 Oct 2026

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MiniMax-M3.1-Flash$52.50Cheapest
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$105
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.