# DeepSeek V3.1 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-1-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash-preview
- Last updated: September 27, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview.

## Summary

- DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3.1 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | MiniMax |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | null |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 41.27 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 54.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 36.1 (Estimated · #102/158)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.1 public-lane score: 42.1 (#97/124)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Can I compare DeepSeek V3.1 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview vs DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning)](/compare/deepseek-v3-1-reasoning-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash-preview)
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- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview vs GPT-6 Astra](/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash-preview)

## Explore More

- [DeepSeek V3.1 profile](/models/deepseek-v3-1)
- [MiniMax M3.1 Flash Preview profile](/models/minimax-m3-1-flash-preview)
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