DeepSeek V4 Pro vs MiniMax M2.7

API pricing, context window and capabilities for DeepSeek V4 Pro and MiniMax M2.7, side by side. Prices are the cheapest serving route per 1M tokens, verified against LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro wins on coding and on intelligence. MiniMax M2.7 wins on price.

Price
MiniMax M2.7
Coding
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Intelligence
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Context window
Tied

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro wins

  • More serving providers (4 vs 2)
  • Supports prompt caching
  • Supports structured output

MiniMax M2.7 wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.43 vs $0.26 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($0.87 vs $0.55 /1M)
  • Higher max output (384K vs 1M)
Cheaper overall
MiniMax M2.7
$0.26 + $0.55 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
DeepSeek V4 Pro
4 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest serving route · per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 ProMiniMax M2.7
Input $/1M$0.43 $0.26 best
Output $/1M$0.87 $0.55 best
Context window1M 1M
Max output384K 1M best
Serving providers4 best2
Released2026-04-24 2026-03-18

Benchmarks

Artificial Analysis indices, side by side
DeepSeek V4 ProMiniMax M2.7
Intelligence44.3 best38.1
Coding59.4 best52.6
GPQA Diamond89% best87%
Output speed75 t/s best59 t/s
Latency (TTFT)7.80s 5.53s best

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
DeepSeek V4 Pro
via Tencent
$3.04
MiniMax M2.7
via Pinstripes
$1.82

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureDeepSeek V4 ProMiniMax M2.7
Vision
Tool use
Reasoning
Audio
Prompt caching
Structured output
Web search

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Pro or MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for input ($0.43 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens). MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for output ($0.87 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens).
What is the context window difference between DeepSeek V4 Pro and MiniMax M2.7?
Both DeepSeek V4 Pro and MiniMax M2.7 have about a 1M-token context window.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro and MiniMax M2.7 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked Artificial Analysis indices, DeepSeek V4 Pro leads on coding, and DeepSeek V4 Pro leads on intelligence.
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