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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs MiniMax M2.5
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Winner summary
MiniMax M2.5 wins on 7/12 benchmarks
MiniMax M2.5 wins 7 of 12 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · coding · reasoning.
Category leads
arena·MiniMax M2.5general·DeepSeek V3.2 Expcoding·MiniMax M2.5reasoning·MiniMax M2.5language·MiniMax M2.5math·MiniMax M2.5knowledge·MiniMax M2.5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
#133 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M2.5
#131 by perf·#11 by attention
Best value
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
2.0x better value than MiniMax M2.5
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
142.4 pts/$
$0.34/M
MiniMax M2.5
72.0 pts/$
$0.68/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
12 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpMiniMax M2.5
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +114.5
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
1271.8
MiniMax M2.5
1386.3
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp leads by +31.2
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
1422.1
MiniMax M2.5
1390.8
Cl Bench
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp leads by +1.8
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
13.2
MiniMax M2.5
11.4
Cl Bench Life
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp leads by +3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
9.5
MiniMax M2.5
6.3
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +15.0
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
36.7
MiniMax M2.5
51.7
LiveBench · Coding
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp leads by +2.5
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
73.2
MiniMax M2.5
70.7
LiveBench · Data Analysis
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +5.4
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
44.3
MiniMax M2.5
49.6
LiveBench · If
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +37.9
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
19.3
MiniMax M2.5
57.2
LiveBench · Language
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp leads by +10.5
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
65.6
MiniMax M2.5
55.1
LiveBench · Mathematics
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +13.0
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
64.4
MiniMax M2.5
77.4
LiveBench · Overall
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +10.3
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
49.9
MiniMax M2.5
60.1
LiveBench · Reasoning
MiniMax M2.5 leads by +13.8
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
45.5
MiniMax M2.5
59.3
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | MiniMax M2.5 |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1271.8 | 1386.3 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1422.1 | 1390.8 |
Cl Bench | 13.2 | 11.4 |
Cl Bench Life | 9.5 | 6.3 |
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 36.7 | 51.7 |
LiveBench · Coding | 73.2 | 70.7 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 44.3 | 49.6 |
LiveBench · If | 19.3 | 57.2 |
LiveBench · Language | 65.6 | 55.1 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 64.4 | 77.4 |
LiveBench · Overall | 49.9 | 60.1 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 45.5 | 59.3 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.27 | $0.41 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $3.05 | |
| $0.27 | $1.08 | 205K tokens (~102 books) | $4.72 |