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DeepSeek V3.1 vs MiniMax M2.5

MiniMax M2.5 leads DeepSeek V3.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 22.8 to 13.7, and MiniMax M2.5 costs 1.3x less per output token ($1.20 vs $1.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 9 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V3.1 Replace MiniMax M2.5
DeepSeek V3.1DeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.50
0
MiniMax M2.5MiniMax
Coding
37.2
Overall
37.3
Output $/M
$1.20
9
vs boards won of 9 shared

DeepSeek V3.1 or MiniMax M2.5: which to pick

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V3.1 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model ADeepSeek V3.1DeepSeekNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMiniMax M2.5MiniMax37.2/1003 independent benchmarks$0.62 per solved task
Shared results
9
DeepSeek V3.1 only
2
MiniMax M2.5 only
59
Like-for-like categories
3 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V3.1 not benchmarked, MiniMax M2.5 37.2 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Web design, 13.0 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
Design Arena: SVG: DeepSeek V3.1 967 against MiniMax M2.5 1150, 22.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V3.1 $1.50 against MiniMax M2.5 $1.20 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V3.1 takes 164K tokens, MiniMax M2.5 205K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V3.1BarsMiniMax M2.5Ties
Intelligence01
Reasoning01
Web design07
All shared boards09
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index13 boards, none shared
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured75.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench MultilingualNot measured68.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDevNot measured1386Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured79.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured74.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured14.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured34.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Terminal-BenchNot measured42.7%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
ALE-BenchNot measured618.2Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: codingNot measured1380Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: software and ITNot measured1383Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1374Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1414Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
AA Intelligence Index13.722.8MiniMax M2.5
Epoch Capabilities IndexNot measured146.6Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured95.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured-$23Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured82.1%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured84.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured20.5%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
ARC-AGINot measured63.7%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured4.9%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: hard promptsNot measured1372Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1378Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in EnglishNot measured1384Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark53.2%55.2%MiniMax M2.5
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
AIMENot measured88.8%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
ProofBenchNot measured4.0%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: mathNot measured1378Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1378Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10 boards, none shared
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
MMLU ProNot measured80.1%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured80.0%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured53.5%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured59.6%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured68.2%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured92.5%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: scienceNot measured1369Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcareNot measured1357Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: legal and governmentNot measured1366Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: business and financeNot measured1356Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index07
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
Design Arena: websites11221222MiniMax M2.5
Design Arena: UI components10831170MiniMax M2.5
Design Arena: game dev10841176MiniMax M2.5
Design Arena: data viz10961172MiniMax M2.5
Design Arena: 3D10771170MiniMax M2.5
Design Arena: all code categories11121207MiniMax M2.5
Design Arena: SVG9671150MiniMax M2.5
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index23 boards, none shared
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
IFBenchNot measured71.6%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured73.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
DTBench82.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 measured
LMCA24.3%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.1 measured
CL-benchNot measured11.4%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
CL-bench LifeNot measured6.3%Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena TextNot measured1359Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: instruction followingNot measured1353Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: creative writingNot measured1331Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: EnglishNot measured1380Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: non-EnglishNot measured1338Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1393Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1361Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1171Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1233Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1363Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1353Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: RussianNot measured1359Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1334Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turnNot measured1364Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: longer queriesNot measured1366Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: writing and languageNot measured1345Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and mediaNot measured1329Only MiniMax M2.5 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1$0.0013Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.5$0.0009Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.5 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1$0.032Fits in one request
MiniMax M2.5$0.019Fits in one request

MiniMax M2.5 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.1$0.125Exceeds the context window
MiniMax M2.5$0.072Exceeds the context window

MiniMax M2.5 costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M2.5
SpecificationDeepSeek V3.1MiniMax M2.5
MakerDeepSeekMiniMax
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 21, 2025February 12, 2026
Context window164K205K
Input $/Mtok$0.55$0.30
Output $/Mtok$1.50$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked37.2
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.62
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3.1 better than MiniMax M2.5 for coding?

Only MiniMax M2.5 has a coding score, 37.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V3.1 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.1 or MiniMax M2.5?

DeepSeek V3.1 costs $0.55 per million input tokens and $1.50 per million output tokens; MiniMax M2.5 costs $0.30 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for MiniMax M2.5 only.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.1 or MiniMax M2.5?

MiniMax M2.5, with 205K tokens against 164K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3.1 vs MiniMax M2.5 comparison based on?

9 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V3.1's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and MiniMax M2.5's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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