DeepSeek V3.1 vs MiniMax M1: side-by-side summary

DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M1 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

DeepSeek V3.1, from DeepSeek, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced at $0.25/M tokens input, $0.95/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

MiniMax M1, from MiniMax, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $0.40/M tokens input, $2.20/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• DeepSeek V3.1: 163,840 tokens
• MiniMax M1: 1,000,000 tokens

Price

• DeepSeek V3.1: $0.25/M tokens input, $0.95/M tokens output
• MiniMax M1: $0.40/M tokens input, $2.20/M tokens output

Provided by

• DeepSeek V3.1: DeepSeek
• MiniMax M1: MiniMax

• DeepSeek V3.1 model details, providers and pricing
• MiniMax M1 model details, providers and pricing