MiniMax M3 → DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: cost per request on six tasks
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs about the same as MiniMax M3 per request on six common tasks. It costs no more per result that works if its results work first time at least as often as MiniMax M3's.
List prices per million tokens
| Model | Input | Cached input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M3 | $0.30 | $0.06 | $1.20 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $0.30 | $0.006 | $1.20 |
Prices checked 2026-11-12.
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Task | MiniMax M3 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Change | Cheaper per result that works if it works first time at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support bot answerInstructions, three help-centre passages and the customer's question in; a short answer out. | $1.26 | $1.26 | Same | as often as MiniMax M3 |
| Invoice field extractionInstructions and one invoice's text in; about 15 fields as JSON out. | $1.05 | $1.05 | Same | as often as MiniMax M3 |
| Lead scoringScoring rules and one lead's form answers in; a score and a one-line reason out. | $0.48 | $0.48 | Same | as often as MiniMax M3 |
| Email reply draftInstructions and the email thread so far in; a reply of about 300 words out. | $0.93 | $0.93 | Same | as often as MiniMax M3 |
| TranslationInstructions and about 500 words of text in; the same text in another language out. | $1.23 | $1.23 | Same | as often as MiniMax M3 |
| Search re-rankingA search query and 20 result snippets in; the ids of the best five, in order, out. | $1.26 | $1.26 | Same | as often as MiniMax M3 |
Token counts are typical sizes, not measurements.
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