Data points: 163
Model compare
The readout for DeepSeek V4 Pro 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 10 to 90.
Evidence depth
163 data points
Includes 41 benchmark rows, 3 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with MiniMax M3
The charts below split 51 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V4 Pro and MiniMax M3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | DeepSeek V4 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 10.0 pts | 90.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 5 categories |
| Operational advantages | Free providers, Provider coverage | Average speed, First-token latency |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 384K 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 Pro | 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-pro | minimax/minimax-m3 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for DeepSeek V4 Pro and MiniMax M3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro has these operational advantages: Free providers, Provider coverage.
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Average speed, 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 Pro
48.2
Avg. score
MiniMax M3
54.6
MiniMax M3 leads by 4.3
MiniMax M3 leads by 3.6
MiniMax M3 leads by 5.7
MiniMax M3 leads by 8.9
DeepSeek V4 Pro
No data
MiniMax M3
MiniMax M3 leads by 5.1
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner67.0
Rank #19/83 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
61.0
Rank #31/83 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner0.98 s
Rank #54/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
1.41 s
Rank #84/139 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
60.2 tok/s
Rank #96/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner93.6 tok/s
Rank #65/139 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
34.05 s
Rank #108/139 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner22.78 s
Rank #95/139 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner$0.870/M
Rank #35/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
$1.20/M
Rank #44/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
$0.544/M
Rank #48/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner$0.525/M
Rank #42/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
$0.435/M
Rank #67/163 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner$0.300/M
Rank #46/163 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
66.3
Rank #38/89 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner74.0
Rank #5/89 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
90.5%
Rank #17/187 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner92.9%
Rank #5/187 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner12.9
Rank #17/73 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
3.7
Rank #39/73 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
33.5%
Rank #23/186 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
winner37.1%
Rank #17/186 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner80.6
Rank #8/43 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
80.5
Rank #9/43 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner46.2
Rank #9/15 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
42.4
Rank #12/15 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
55.4
Rank #26/37 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner59.0
Rank #11/37 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner67.9
Rank #15/26 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
66.0
Rank #17/26 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner59.4
Rank #18/58 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
58.6
Rank #21/58 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner50.0
Rank #22/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
45.4
Rank #39/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
56.3
Rank #37/64 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner61.1
Rank #24/64 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner46.4%
Rank #30/184 · confidence 4
MiniMax M3
45.4%
Rank #35/184 · confidence 4
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner50.0
Rank #1/9 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
33.3
Rank #7/9 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner94.0
Rank #4/90 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
16.1
Rank #89/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
88.8
Rank #29/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner92.9
Rank #5/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
44.3
Rank #16/99 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner44.4
Rank #15/99 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
35.9
Rank #19/96 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner37.1
Rank #17/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner43.3
Rank #18/90 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
15.0
Rank #86/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner73.5
Rank #22/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
68.0
Rank #30/54 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
1267.0
Rank #26/65 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner1291.0
Rank #16/65 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
76.5
Rank #12/86 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner82.9
Rank #1/86 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
59.8
Rank #14/28 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner74.5
Rank #1/28 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
3.3
Rank #9/14 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner6.7
Rank #5/14 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
17.1
Rank #11/19 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner19.8
Rank #5/19 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
932.0
Rank #9/15 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner1110.0
Rank #8/15 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
73.6
Rank #9/22 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner74.2
Rank #8/22 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
83.4
Rank #10/24 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner83.5
Rank #9/24 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner40.4
Rank #10/15 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
32.1
Rank #14/15 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner96.2
Rank #10/84 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
88.9
Rank #35/84 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
1307.0
Rank #14/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner1395.0
Rank #11/54 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
40.4
Rank #14/50 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
winner44.7
Rank #11/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner36.4
Rank #13/54 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
35.4
Rank #14/54 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner67.3
Rank #17/52 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
63.3
Rank #24/52 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
DeepSeek V4 Pro
winner67.9
Rank #17/45 · confidence 2 · eval date 2026-04-24
MiniMax M3
66.0
Rank #19/45 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-06-01
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | DeepSeek V4 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
Winner: DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro Audit score 87 788486100 | MiniMax M3 minimax-m3 No audit yet |
Winner: MiniMax M3 | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro No audit yet | MiniMax M3 minimax-m3 Audit score 85 728484100 |
Winner: DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro Audit score 77 70728084 | 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 Pro | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
45 tests | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency 21 tok/s / 1345ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
15 tests | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency 41 tok/s / 9833ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency 27 tok/s / 51460ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency 53 tok/s / 13840ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 1529ms input / output No data |
10 tests | DeepSeek V4 Pro speed / latency 41 tok/s / 5113ms input / output No data | MiniMax M3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | MiniMax M3 minimaxai/minimax-m3 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/request | |
DeepSeek V4 Pro deepseek-v4-pro speed / latency No data input / output $0.143/M/$0.286/M | MiniMax M3 minimax-m3-free speed / latency No data input / output $0/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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