Compare MiniMax M3.1 Flash from Minimax and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 from DeepSeek on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017MiniMax-M3.1-Flash is MiniMax's latest flagship model, aimed at office automation, software engineering, visual reasoning, and professional analytics. It combines multi-step task execution with front-end and presentation-creation capabilities, supporting workflows that transform information and visual references into tangible deliverables.
The official latest version of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has been upgraded to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017. API usage and pricing remain unchanged—you can still access the latest model using deepseek-flash.
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: $0.434/M output tokens; MiniMax M3.1 Flash: $0.66/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash: 1.9s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 at 127.8 tok/s and MiniMax M3.1 Flash at 97.4 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash accepts text and image input; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 accepts text and image input.
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