DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is developed by DeepSeek, while MiniMax M3.1 Flash comes from MiniMax. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 was released in July 2026, and MiniMax M3.1 Flash followed 3 months later in October 2026. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 has a published size of about 304 billion parameters; MiniMax has not disclosed the parameter count of MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
The two models share 3 published benchmarks. MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads on 3 of them. The widest gaps are on NL2Repo, where MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 61.2% against 54.2%; CyberGym, where MiniMax M3.1 Flash scores 82.2% against 77.0%. Averaged across everything we track, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 sits at 57.5% and MiniMax M3.1 Flash at 56.4%.
On price the two are close: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens, MiniMax M3.1 Flash $0.15 and $0.60. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 accepts text as input, while MiniMax M3.1 Flash accepts text, images, and video.
| Characteristic | DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Company | DeepSeek | MiniMax |
| Release Date | July 31, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Parameters | 304B | — |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 393K | 524K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.14 | $0.15 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.28 | $0.60 |
| Average Score | 57.5% | 56.4% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| NL2Repo | 54.2% | 61.2% |
| CyberGym | 77.0% | 82.2% |
| Agents' Last Exam | 25.2% | 29.6% |
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Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 — 0.6, MiniMax M3.1 Flash — 0.6.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is 1.8x cheaper: input $0.14/1M vs $0.15/1M tokens.
Same context size: 1M tokens.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash is newer: released 10/19/2026 vs 7/31/2026.
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The DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 or MiniMax M3.1 Flash page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.