Model comparison
DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE vs MiniMax M2.5 TEE
Price history, scores and specs for both models, line by line. Every value shows where it came from and when we last confirmed it.
Flagship DeepSeek model for coding, reasoning, and agentic work.
MiniMax model for chat, coding, office work, and agentic tasks.
Quick take
Where each one leads
- MiniMax M2.5 TEE costs less to send text to: $0.270 per million tokens, against $0.887 per million tokens for DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE.
- MiniMax M2.5 TEE costs less per word it writes: $1.08 per million tokens, against $1.77 per million tokens for DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE reads more at once: 1,048,576 tokens, against 200,000 tokens.
- MiniMax M2.5 TEE scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 22.8 to 12.6.
- More people run DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE through OpenRouter than MiniMax M2.5 TEE right now.
Each line comes from a checked value in the tables below. Pick on your workload: price and usage matter for high volume, context and scores for long documents and agent loops.
Price history
Prices side by side, day by day
- DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE
- MiniMax M2.5 TEE
- DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE
- MiniMax M2.5 TEE
Prices are the listed OpenRouter base rates in US dollars. A day we could not confirm is left out of the line, never filled in.
Price
What each one costs now
| Measure | DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE | MiniMax M2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.887 per million tokens | $0.270 per million tokens Leads |
| Output price | $1.77 per million tokens | $1.08 per million tokens Leads |
Scores
Benchmarks, with source and date
| Measure | DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE | MiniMax M2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 12.6 | 22.8 Leads |
| Artificial Analysis Coding Index | 59.4 | Not checked yet |
| Artificial Analysis Agentic Index | 26.3 | Not checked yet |
| LMArena text rating (Elo) | Not checked yet | 1,359 |
| LMArena web development rating (Elo) | Not checked yet | 1,386 |
| Design Arena rating (Elo) | 1,239 Leads | 1,218 |
Specs
Context, modalities and tool use
| Measure | DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE | MiniMax M2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens Leads | 200,000 tokens |
| Reads | Text | Text |
| Writes | Text | Text |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| Listed since | 24 Apr 2026 | 12 Feb 2026 |
Usage
How much each one is used
| Measure | DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE | MiniMax M2.5 TEE |
|---|---|---|
| Tokens served on OpenRouter in a day | 90.6B Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) | 882.9M (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Requests on OpenRouter in a day | 3.4M Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) | 67K (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Tool calls on OpenRouter in a day | 861.6K Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) | 26K (for 10 Nov 2026) |
| Token usage, last 7 days | Down 6% on the week before (for 10 Nov 2026) | Up 39% on the week before Leads (for 10 Nov 2026) |
- DeepSeek V4 Pro TEE
- MiniMax M2.5 TEE
How this works
One link, either order
This link stays the same whichever order you name the two models in, so you can share it as it is. A line appears only when at least one model has a value we confirmed from a source; values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed. To add a third record of any type, use the open comparison. Read how we check facts.