DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash
Wins 1 of 3 areas
Coding
Wins 2 of 3 areas
Reasoning · Images and charts
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is the stronger all-rounder.DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is better at coding.
Scores updated · 14 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the three areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding, reasoning and images and charts rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs 50% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where MiniMax M3.1 Flash pulls ahead
- Reasoning about charts from research papersCharXiv (RQ)+13.5points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+4.2points ahead
Where DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 14 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
- LMArena · WebDevDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash by 28 rating points16181590+28 rating
ReasoningMiniMax M3.1 Flash
- Humanity's Last ExamMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 4.239.243.4+4.2
Images and chartsMiniMax M3.1 Flash
- CharXiv (RQ)MiniMax M3.1 Flash by 13.56982.5+13.5
Other results11 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- SWE Refactor BenchMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 11.211.823+11.2
- PostTrain Bench v1.1MiniMax M3.1 Flash by 8.830.539.3+8.8
- GDP.pdf AAMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 812.820.8+8
- OSWorld 2.0MiniMax M3.1 Flash by 7.454.361.7+7.4
- Terminal-Bench 4.0MiniMax M3.1 Flash by 6.931.238.1+6.9
- CyberGymDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash by 5.988.182.2+5.9
- NL2RepoDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash by 2.86461.2+2.8
- BankerToolBenchMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 2.573.776.2+2.5
- Agents' Last ExamDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash by 2.231.829.6+2.2
- BabyVisionMiniMax M3.1 Flash by 1.489.691+1.4
- DeepSWE 1.1tie74.273.7tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash wins two of the three areas where both have results: reasoning and images and charts. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash wins coding.
Which is better for coding?
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs $0.15 and $0.60. That makes MiniMax M3.1 Flash about 50% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 14 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 11 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.