DeepSeek V4 vs MiniMax-M3: Benchmark Comparison
DeepSeek V4 has the higher score on 9 of 20 shared benchmarks; MiniMax-M3 leads on 11.
The largest observed score gap is 12.11 pts on MedScribe , where MiniMax-M3 leads.
Reported ±1 standard-error ranges overlap on 10 of 20 shared benchmarks with comparable uncertainty data. This is not a pairwise statistical significance test.
Shared benchmark results
Scores and reported standard errors come from the latest visible Vals benchmark version available for both models.
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 | MiniMax-M3 | Gap | Reported uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 38.63% ±1.16 | 36.53% ±1.17 | 2.10 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark | 3.75% ±1.43 | 4.17% ±1.65 | 0.42 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Legal Research Bench | 23.08% ±2.93 | 29.81% ±3.18 | 6.73 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| LegalBench | 80.32% ±0.47 | 85.42% ±0.44 | 5.09 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| EMB | 51.62% ±3.05 | 47.76% ±2.95 | 3.86 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Finance Agent (v2) | 44.08% ±0.65 | 48.27% ±0.44 | 4.19 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Tax Agent Bench | 58.50% ±3.13 | 49.69% ±3.25 | 8.81 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| TaxEval v2 | 72.08% ±0.88 | 72.73% ±0.86 | 0.65 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| MedCode | 40.45% ±2.12 | 46.29% ±2.10 | 5.83 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| MedScribe | 75.14% ±2.00 | 87.25% ±1.96 | 12.11 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| ProofBench v1.1 | 16.00% ±3.69 | 18.00% ±3.86 | 2.00 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| GPQA Diamond | 89.39% ±1.65 | 92.68% ±1.44 | 3.28 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| MMLU Pro | 87.25% ±0.34 | 84.22% ±0.36 | 3.03 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Code Migration | 26.20% ±4.04 | 19.93% ±3.94 | 6.28 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| LiveCodeBench | 87.48% ±0.95 | 82.15% ±1.05 | 5.33 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| SkillsBench | 51.27% ±4.60 | 51.50% ±4.50 | 0.22 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| SWE-bench | 77.40% ±1.87 | 75.00% ±1.94 | 2.40 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | 11.11% ±1.34 | 1.01% ±1.01 | 10.10 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap |
| Vibe Code Bench v1.1 | 49.93% ±4.77 | 47.57% ±5.44 | 2.36 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
| Public Benefits Bench v1.1 | 62.92% ±1.26 | 64.14% ±1.25 | 1.22 pts | Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap |
Performance by category
| Category | DeepSeek V4 average | MiniMax-M3 average |
|---|---|---|
| Legal | 35.72% | 39.80% |
| Finance | 56.57% | 54.61% |
| Healthcare | 57.80% | 66.77% |
| Math | 16.00% | 18.00% |
| Academic | 88.32% | 88.45% |
| Coding | 50.57% | 46.19% |
| Social Mobility | 62.92% | 64.14% |
Cost and latency
Cost per test appears only where the benchmark reports it for both models. Latency is the measured completion time for that benchmark.
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 cost | MiniMax-M3 cost | DeepSeek V4 latency | MiniMax-M3 latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | $1.31 | $3.08 | 32m09s | 38m55s |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark | $0.74 | $1.46 | 6m42s | 22m31s |
| Legal Research Bench | $0.68 | $0.34 | 17m05s | 13m34s |
| LegalBench | N/A | N/A | 3m04s | 8.21s |
| EMB | $0.80 | $2.09 | 13m42s | 31m30s |
| Finance Agent (v2) | $0.88 | $0.32 | 25m26s | 8m17s |
| Tax Agent Bench | $0.72 | $0.16 | 20m45s | 5m15s |
| TaxEval v2 | N/A | N/A | 3m10s | 94.04s |
| MedCode | N/A | N/A | 6m23s | 63.12s |
| MedScribe | N/A | N/A | 5m46s | 2m04s |
| ProofBench v1.1 | $0.03 | $0.42 | 7m03s | 11m59s |
| GPQA Diamond | N/A | N/A | 15m00s | 4m39s |
| MMLU Pro | N/A | N/A | 9m38s | 41.39s |
| Code Migration | $1.07 | $7.07 | 28m58s | 1h14m |
| LiveCodeBench | N/A | N/A | 11m56s | 6m07s |
| SkillsBench | $0.40 | $0.50 | 8m16s | 15m28s |
| SWE-bench | $0.44 | $0.42 | 10m35s | 12m06s |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | $3.38 | $7.23 | 1h28m | 1h16m |
| Vibe Code Bench v1.1 | $2.21 | $6.45 | 56m59s | 1h25m |
| Public Benefits Bench v1.1 | $0.46 | $0.25 | 15m22s | 11m31s |
Results available only for DeepSeek V4
- ProgramBench
Results available only for MiniMax-M3
- MortgageTax
- MMMU Pro
- SAGE
- Vibe Code Bench 1-100
- CyberBench v1.1