DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) vs MiniMax M2.5 (Venice)
On the 5 use cases both models ran, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) won 4 to 1 (better outcome first, then lower cost).
Pass rate: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) 80% (5 runs) vs MiniMax M2.5 (Venice) 80% (5 runs). Average cost per run: $0.0090 vs $0.01.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) | MiniMax M2.5 (Venice) |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on shared use cases | 5 | 5 |
| Pass rate | 80% (4/5) | 80% (4/5) |
| Avg cost per run | $0.0090 | $0.01 |
| Avg wall time | 2m | 5m |
| Step-ins per run | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Use cases won | 4 | 1 |
Use case by use case
- Backtest a moving-average crossover on a bundled synthetic price file: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) better (pass 0% vs 0%)
- Discounted cash flow valuation with mid-year option and a sensitivity grid: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) better (pass 100% vs 100%)
- Progressive tax on fictional brackets, and pre-tax vs after-tax savings comparison: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) better (pass 100% vs 100%)
- Read a synthetic annual-report excerpt and compute financial ratios: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) better (pass 100% vs 100%)
- Work backward from a retirement budget to a savings target, contributions and earliest retirement age: MiniMax M2.5 (Venice) better (pass 100% vs 100%)
Only use cases both models ran are compared; all settings of each model are grouped. How we score.