# DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v4-flash-0731-vs-minimax-m3-1-flash
- Last updated: October 19, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

MiniMax M3.1 Flash leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate 67.05 to 62. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 60.8 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and 80.6 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is AutomationBench in Agentic, with scores of 25.1% and 62.2%.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | MiniMax |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | null | 67.05 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 42 | 14 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.14 / $0.28 | $0.15 / $0.60 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 63.9 (Estimated · #19/130)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 56.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 73.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 45.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 69% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | 47.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 82.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CyberGym | 76.7% | 82.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 70.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 25.2% | 29.6% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| AutomationBench | 25.1% | 62.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 67.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MazeBench | 0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LOCA-Bench 256K | Coming soon | 60.3 | Coming soon |
| SWE Refactor Bench | Coming soon | 23.0 | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Coming soon | 38.10% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 61.3 (Supported · #17/151)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench Pass@1-COT | 91.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Codeforces | 3052.0 | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | 79% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 52.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | 73.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 56.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 82.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 54.2% | 61.2% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| DeepSWE | 54.4% | 73.7% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| DSBench-FullStack | 68.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DSBench-Hard | 59.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | 53.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 88.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 39.3% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: 60.8 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 80.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR 1M | 78.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CorpusQA 1M | 60.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 89.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 61.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.5 (#30/55)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.0% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 82.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: Coming soon
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: 73.2 (Supported · #14/186)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Chinese-SimpleQA | 78.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 88.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 34.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 89.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 86.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.4% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 public-lane score: 87.1 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| HMMT Feb 2026 | 94.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| IMOAnswerBench | 88.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex | 33.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Apex Shortlist | 85.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and MiniMax M3.1 Flash?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 60.8 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and 80.6 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cover on BenchLM?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 currently has 42 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does MiniMax M3.1 Flash cover on BenchLM?

MiniMax M3.1 Flash currently has 14 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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