All models
Head to head
MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Flash
Price, context, inputs and filters. No benchmarks theatre.
Both cost about the same per message.
Both hold the same amount of context.
Fact
Made by
MiniMax
DeepSeek
Content tier
Open
Open
Intelligence
Smart & Cheap
Smart & Cheap
Estimated price per message
~0.23 credits≈ 434 messages for $1
~0.23 credits≈ 434 messages for $1
Context window
1M tokens≈ 1,613 pages of text in one go
1M tokens≈ 1,613 pages of text in one go
Reads
Text, Images, Video
Text
Writes
Text
Text
Tool use
Yes - search, memory, code and more
Yes - search, memory, code and more
Served via
OpenRouter
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
Status
Current
Legacy
A typical message: 16K tokens in, 1.5K out. Short replies cost less. Models served via OpenRouter bill the real provider cost plus our markup, so actual charges vary. 1 credit = $0.01.