DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs MiniMax M2

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

$0.098 / $0.29

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

MiniMax M2

MiniMax

$0.26 / $1.02

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 3.0× cheaper than MiniMax M2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the larger context window (1M vs 205K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	MiniMax M2
Input price / 1M	$0.098	$0.26
Output price / 1M	$0.29	$1.02
Blended price (3:1)	$0.15	$0.45
Cached input / 1M	$0.0029	—
Context window	1M	205K
Max output	393K	131K
Intelligence index	28.6	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	47	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-10-17	2025-10-23
Retirement	—	2026-11-05

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or MiniMax M2?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 3.0× cheaper than MiniMax M2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs MiniMax M2: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,048,576 tokens. MiniMax M2: 204,800 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ≈ $343.00, MiniMax M2 ≈ $1,020.

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