MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (high)
Results updated 3 November 2026 · In Terminus-2 and Claude Code, so part of any gap can come from the harness · How we benchmark
Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high) beats MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max) by 4 points, and is faster; MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max) is cheaper.
- Cost per task
- $0.018 vs $0.080
- Time per task
- 8.7 min vs 5.4 min
- Tokens per attempt
- 263k vs 634k
- Image input
- Yes vs No
MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 scores higher on GS-QA2; DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code scores higher on Earth-Bench V2 and GeoBenchX. MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 is cheaper ($0.018 against $0.080 per task), but DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code is faster (5.4 min against 8.7 min).
Where they differ most
By kind of work, share of tasks passed, 0 to 100 · Higher is better
| Kind of work | MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max) | DeepSeek V4 Flash (high) |
|---|---|---|
| Climate and time series | 34 | 53 |
| Spatial statistics | 23 | 38 |
| GIS analysis | 77 | 62 |
| Remote sensing and raster analysis | 57 | 67 |
Where the tasks are set: each kind of work links to its tasks and scoresCharts for each: MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 · DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code.
Side by side
| Metric | MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 | DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code |
|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Agent Index: Text only | 52 | 56 |
| Geospatial Agent Index: Text + vision | No data | No image input |
| Earth-Bench V2 score | 39 | 50 |
| GeoBenchX score | 44 | 50 |
| GS-QA2 score | 71 | 69 |
| Vision agents score | No data | No image input |
| GeoAgentBench score (Guided workflows; not in the Agent Index) | 88 | 84 |
| GeoAnalystBench score (Guided workflows; not in the Agent Index) | 47 | 89 |
| OGD4All score (standalone; in no index) | 88 | 70 |
| GeoNatureAgent score (standalone; in no index) | 100 | 71 |
| MultiGlobeQA score (standalone; in no index) | 65 | 64 |
| GeoAgentEval score (standalone; in no index) | 67 | 80 |
| Remote sensing and raster analysis score | 57 | 67 |
| GIS analysis score | 77 | 62 |
| Climate and time series score | 34 | 53 |
| Spatial statistics score | 23 | 38 |
| Making maps score | 60 | 68 |
| Recognising infeasible requests score | 32 | 35 |
| Cost per task | $0.018 | $0.080 |
| Time per task (at 100 output tokens/s) | 8.7 min | 5.4 min |
| Tokens per attempt | 263k | 634k |
| Turns per attempt | 13.3 | 16.1 |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $0.15 | $0.44 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $0.60 | $1.32 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,048,576 |
| Image input | Yes | No |
| Developer | MiniMax | DeepSeek |
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher on the Geospatial Agent Index, MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code?
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code, 56 to 52.
Which is cheaper per task, MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2, $0.018 to $0.080.
Which writes fewer output tokens per task, MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code?
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code, 19k to 19k.
Which has the larger context window, MiniMax M3.1 Flash (max), Terminus-2 or DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code?
DeepSeek V4 Flash (high), Claude Code, 1,048,576 tokens to 1,000,000 tokens.