Data points: 167
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiniMax M3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M3. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 16 to 84.
Evidence depth
167 data points
Includes 33 benchmark rows, 6 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M3
The charts below split 48 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiniMax M3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V4 Flash | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 16.0 pts | 84.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 6 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage | First-token latency |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 65.5K tokens | 512K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input TextImage |
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 V4 Flash | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | MiniMax |
| Released | Apr 2026 | May 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash | minimax/minimax-m3 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiniMax M3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage.
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Math) and operational dimensions (First-token latency).
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 V4 Flash
47.3
Avg. score
MiniMax M3
54.2
MiniMax M3 leads by 8.1
MiniMax M3 leads by 7.5
MiniMax M3 leads by 8.0
MiniMax M3 leads by 7.6
MiniMax M3 leads by 12.8
No data
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 leads by 4.3
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
70.0
Rank #34/127 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
70.0
Rank #34/127 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner$0.280/M
Rank #6/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
$1.20/M
Rank #44/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner$0.175/M
Rank #12/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
$0.525/M
Rank #42/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner$0.140/M
Rank #18/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
$0.300/M
Rank #46/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Flash
63.0
Rank #53/89 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner74.0
Rank #5/89 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
86.7%
Rank #35/187 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner92.9%
Rank #5/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Flash
27.8%
Rank #35/186 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner37.1%
Rank #17/186 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner7.1
Rank #29/73 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
3.7
Rank #39/73 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
79.0
Rank #14/43 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner80.5
Rank #9/43 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
52.6
Rank #31/37 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner59.0
Rank #11/37 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
56.9
Rank #22/26 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner66.0
Rank #17/26 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
56.2
Rank #22/58 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner58.6
Rank #21/58 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
35.6
Rank #38/85 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner42.4
Rank #27/85 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
72.0
Rank #32/100 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner72.9
Rank #30/100 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
42.0%
Rank #51/184 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner45.4%
Rank #35/184 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Flash
44.9
Rank #41/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner45.4
Rank #39/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner81.4
Rank #7/59 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
68.8
Rank #18/59 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner95.8
Rank #1/90 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
16.1
Rank #89/90 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
89.4
Rank #27/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner92.9
Rank #5/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
40.3
Rank #26/99 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner44.4
Rank #15/99 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
32.1
Rank #27/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner37.1
Rank #17/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner37.2
Rank #33/90 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
15.0
Rank #86/90 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
1242.0
Rank #32/65 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner1294.0
Rank #17/65 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
79.2
Rank #5/86 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner82.9
Rank #1/86 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
57.8
Rank #17/28 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner74.5
Rank #1/28 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
69.0
Rank #13/22 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner74.2
Rank #8/22 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
73.2
Rank #16/24 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner83.5
Rank #9/24 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
1189.0
Rank #22/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner1395.0
Rank #11/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
34.4
Rank #22/50 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner44.7
Rank #11/50 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
31.1
Rank #15/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner35.4
Rank #14/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
56.9
Rank #31/45 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner66.0
Rank #19/45 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
winner95.0
Rank #19/84 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
88.9
Rank #35/84 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Flash
64.8
Rank #36/95 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner77.9
Rank #20/95 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-06-01
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V4 Flash | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
Winner: DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash Audit score 92 10068100100 | MiniMax M3 MiniMax-M3 No audit yet |
Winner: DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash Audit score 92 1008484100 | MiniMax M3 MiniMax-M3 No audit yet |
Winner: MiniMax M3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash Audit score 76 538468100 | MiniMax M3 minimax-m3 Audit score 85 72 |
Winner: DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash Audit score 85 846886100 | MiniMax M3 MiniMax-M3 No audit yet |
Winner: DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash Audit score 84 787584100 | MiniMax M3 MiniMax-M3 No audit yet |
Winner: DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash Audit score 83 807280100 | MiniMax M3 minimax-m3 No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | DeepSeek V4 Flash | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
65 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency 57 tok/s / 29612ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 1529ms input / output No data |
50 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency 23 tok/s / 14357ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
20 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency 83 tok/s / 5114ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency 31 tok/s / 7293ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V4 Flash speed / latency 86 tok/s / 4077ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | MiniMax M3 minimaxai/minimax-m3 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | |
DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0.012/M/$0.023/M | MiniMax M3 MiniMax-M3 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | MiniMax M3 minimax-m3 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
DeepSeek V4 Flash deepseek-v4-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | MiniMax M3 minimax-m3 speed / latency No data input / output $0.021/M |
Weighted outcome: MiniMax M3. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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