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MiniMax M3 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro

Live matchup data for MiniMax M3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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MiniMax M3MiniMax

share of openrouter tokens

8.5%2.4%rank #3

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

6.8%39%rank #5

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: MiniMax M3

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · ○ 1 lead change

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for MiniMax M3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro.
SpecMiniMax M3DeepSeek V4 Pro
VendorMiniMaxDeepSeek
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Input price$0.3/MTok$0.43/MTok
Output price$1.20/MTok$0.87/MTok
Cache read$0.06/MTok$0.0036/MTok
Price as ofJul 8, 2026 · openrouterJul 8, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for MiniMax M3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkMiniMax M3DeepSeek V4 ProSource
aa-agentic-index
35.4 index · minimax/minimax-m3
36.4 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
58.6 index · minimax/minimax-m3
59.4 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
44.4 index · minimax/minimax-m3
44.3 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
openrouter.ai

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for MiniMax M3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro over the trailing 30 days.
SignalMiniMax M3DeepSeek V4 Pro

sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

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faq

Frequently asked

Is MiniMax M3 more used than DeepSeek V4 Pro?
As of Jul 7, 2026, MiniMax M3 shows 8.5% of OpenRouter token volume and DeepSeek V4 Pro shows 6.8% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does MiniMax M3 pricing compare to DeepSeek V4 Pro?
MiniMax M3 runs $0.3 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). DeepSeek V4 Pro runs $0.43 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do MiniMax M3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-agentic-index, MiniMax M3 scores 35.4 index (—) and DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 36.4 index (—). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
Where does this comparison data come from?
OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.

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