DeepSeek V3 vs MiniMax M1 80k

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

DeepSeek V3 is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 25 to 17. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

DeepSeek V3's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 90.2 against 35. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MMLU, 88.5% to 36%. MiniMax M1 80k does hit back in reasoning, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

DeepSeek V3 gives you the larger context window at 128K, compared with 80K for MiniMax M1 80k.

Quick Verdict

Pick DeepSeek V3 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M1 80k only becomes the better choice if reasoning is the priority.

Agentic

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Coding

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

42

MiniMax M1 80k

28

42%
SWE-bench Verified
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HumanEval
28%

Multimodal & Grounded

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Reasoning

MiniMax M1 80k

DeepSeek V3

24.9

MiniMax M1 80k

32.9

24.9%
SimpleQA
34%
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MuSR
32%

Knowledge

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

69.6

MiniMax M1 80k

34

59.1%
GPQA
35%
88.5%
MMLU
36%
75.9%
MMLU-Pro
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SuperGPQA
33%
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OpenBookQA
31%

Instruction Following

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Multilingual

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Mathematics

DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

90.2

MiniMax M1 80k

35

39.2%
AIME 2024
38%
90.2%
MATH-500
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AIME 2023
36%
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AIME 2025
37%
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HMMT Feb 2023
32%
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HMMT Feb 2024
34%
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HMMT Feb 2025
33%
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BRUMO 2025
35%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3 or MiniMax M1 80k?

DeepSeek V3 is ahead overall, 25 to 17. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU, where the scores are 88.5% and 36%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3 or MiniMax M1 80k?

DeepSeek V3 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 69.6 versus 34. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3 or MiniMax M1 80k?

DeepSeek V3 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 42 versus 28. MiniMax M1 80k stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3 or MiniMax M1 80k?

DeepSeek V3 has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 90.2 versus 35. Inside this category, AIME 2024 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3 or MiniMax M1 80k?

MiniMax M1 80k has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 32.9 versus 24.9. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

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