Data points: 85
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek R1 and MiniMax M1, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 46.7 to 53.3.
Evidence depth
85 data points
Includes 10 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M1
The charts below split 17 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 and MiniMax M1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 46.7 pts | 53.3 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 2 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 163.8K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 16K tokens | 40K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | DeepSeek R1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | MiniMax |
| Released | May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-07-31 | 2024-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-r1 | minimax/minimax-m1 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek R1 and MiniMax M1: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek R1 is stronger in benchmark categories (Reasoning) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage).
MiniMax M1
MiniMax M1 leads these benchmark categories: Coding, Math.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
DeepSeek R1
48.1
Avg. score
MiniMax M1
53.5
DeepSeek R1
MiniMax M1 leads by 1.6
DeepSeek R1 leads by 1.3
DeepSeek R1
MiniMax M1 leads by 1.9
No data
No data
DeepSeek R1
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek R1
$4.20/M
Rank #97/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
winner$2.20/M
Rank #69/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
$2.06/M
Rank #104/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
winner$0.963/M
Rank #74/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
$1.35/M
Rank #117/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
winner$0.550/M
Rank #77/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner84.9%
Rank #27/125 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
81.6%
Rank #52/125 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner81.3%
Rank #69/187 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
69.7%
Rank #114/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner14.9%
Rank #72/186 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
8.2%
Rank #102/186 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner77.0%
Rank #22/115 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
71.1%
Rank #28/115 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner40.3%
Rank #65/184 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
37.4%
Rank #92/184 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner89.3%
Rank #4/68 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
84.7%
Rank #8/68 · confidence 4
DeepSeek R1
winner98.3%
Rank #6/72 · confidence 4
MiniMax M1
98.0%
Rank #8/72 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek R1 | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
24 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 16905ms input / output No data | MiniMax M1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
13 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency 104 tok/s / 2242ms input / output No data | MiniMax M1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | MiniMax M1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | MiniMax M1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | DeepSeek R1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | MiniMax M1 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek R1 deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.110/M/$0.438/M | MiniMax M1 minimax-m1 speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M | |
DeepSeek R1 deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 speed / latency No data input / output $0.564/M/$2.26/M | MiniMax M1 MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M1-80k speed / latency No data input / output $0.158/M |
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M1. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingReasoning |
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