DeepSeek V3 0324 vs MiniMax-01
How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for DeepSeek V3 0324 and MiniMax-01.
DeepSeek V3 0324
DeepSeek V3, a 685B-parameter, mixture-of-experts model, is the latest iteration of the flagship chat model family from the DeepSeek team. It succeeds the [DeepSeek V3](/deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3) model and performs really well...
MiniMax-01
MiniMax-01 is a combines MiniMax-Text-01 for text generation and MiniMax-VL-01 for image understanding. It has 456 billion parameters, with 45.9 billion parameters activated per inference, and can handle a context...
Technical Specifications
| Specification | DeepSeek V3 0324 | MiniMax-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | MiniMax |
| Context Window | 163,840 tokens | 1,000,192 tokens |
| Agent Suitability | N/A | N/A |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) | N/A | N/A |
| Deployment Model | self hostable | managed api |
| Production Stability | stable | beta |
| API Available | Yes | Yes |
| Released Date | 2025-03-24 | 2025-01-15 |
API Pricing Comparison
Input Price per Million Tokens
DeepSeek V3 0324
$0.24
MiniMax-01
$0.20
Output Price per Million Tokens
DeepSeek V3 0324
$0.90
MiniMax-01
$1.10
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Benchmark Performance Metrics
Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.
DeepSeek V3 0324 Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.
MiniMax-01 Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.