DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs MiniMax-M2.
model vs model · prices as of
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash takes 2 of 5 rounds against MiniMax-M2. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.70 per million tokens against $1.60.
DeepSeekwins 2 roundsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
$0.70/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at AMD · $0.101 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
MiniMaxMiniMax-M2
$1.60/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at LLM Gateway · $0.18 per 1,000 pages
205k context · tool calling · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.30/M
$0.30/M
List price out (lower wins)
$1.20/M
$1.20/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$0.70/M at AMD
$1.60/M at LLM Gateway
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.10/M
$2.10/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.101
$0.18
Context
1M tokens
205k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
not stated
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
10 Sept 2026
27 Oct 2025
Providers selling it
58
22
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 15
LLM Gateway$1.05 / $1.60
NanoGPT$0.78 / $2.04
Nous Portal$1.04 / $1.79
Merge Gateway$1.05 / $2.10
Fireworks AI$1.32 / $2.10
OpenRouter$2.10 / $1.79
Novita$2.00 / $2.10
Eden AI$2.10 / $2.10
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash then MiniMax-M2, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 15
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek$0.15 / $0.60 $0.30 / $1.20100% dearer ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
io.net Intelligence$0.31 / $1.24 $0.31 / $1.221.0% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeekDeepSeek's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.15 / $0.60 $0.30 / $1.20100% dearer ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Morph$0.24 / $0.96 $0.15 / $0.5938% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNous Portal$0.15 / $0.60 $0.15 / $0.591.0% cheaper ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNovita$0.30 / $1.20 $0.28 / $1.145% cheaper ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOpenRouter$0.15 / $0.60 $0.30 / $1.20100% dearer ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Requesty$0.15 / $0.60 $0.50 / $1.50186% dearer · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Wafer$0.30 / $1.20 $0.20 / $0.6043% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Charm Hyper$0.33 / $1.31 $0.30 / $1.208% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 FlashEden AI$0.50 / $1.50 $0.30 / $1.2030% cheaper ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Vercel AI Gateway$0.15 / $0.60 $0.30 / $1.20100% dearer · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
GMI Cloud$0.30 / $1.20 $0.28 / $1.145% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Kenari$0.35 / $0.70 $0.01 / $0.0396% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
TrustedRouter$0.16 / $0.63 $0.04 / $0.0881% cheaper · - MiniMax-M2Nous Portal$0.20 / $0.82 $0.26 / $1.0225% dearer ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepInfra$0.30 / $1.20 $0.20 / $0.6043% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or MiniMax-M2?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at $0.70 per million tokens against $1.60 for MiniMax-M2, three parts input to one part output, read on 18 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $0.70 at AMD. MiniMax-M2: $1.60 at LLM Gateway.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 15 providers sell both: LLM Gateway, NanoGPT, Nous Portal, Merge Gateway, Fireworks AI, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is LLM Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at 1M tokens against 205k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 18 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.