DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs MiniMax M2.7

API pricing, context window and capabilities for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and MiniMax M2.7, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.

Verdict

computed from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 wins on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence. MiniMax M2.7 wins on price.

Price
MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Intelligence
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Context window
Tied

Key takeaways

who wins on what, from the published numbers

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 wins

  • More serving providers (16 vs 9)

MiniMax M2.7 wins

  • Cheaper input ($0.435 vs $0.25 /1M)
  • Cheaper output ($0.87 vs $0.55 /1M)
Cheaper overall
MiniMax M2.7
$0.25 + $0.55 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
16 providers

Pricing & specs

cheapest listed route · per 1M tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423MiniMax M2.7
Input $/1M$0.435via Tencent $0.25via DeepInfra best
Output $/1M$0.87via Tencent $0.55via Pinstripes best
Context window1M 1M
Max output1M 1M
Serving providers16 best9
DateReleased Apr 24, 2026 Released Mar 18, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores, side by side
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423MiniMax M2.7
Intelligence30.4 best22.8
Terminal-Bench65% best55%
GPQA Diamond89% best87%
Output speed100 t/s best64 t/s
Latency (TTFT)1.64s 1.46s best

Cost calculator

choose a serving route for each side
Input tokens / month
Output tokens / month
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
via Tencent
$3.04
MiniMax M2.7
via DeepInfra
$2.25

Capabilities

feature support, side by side
FeatureDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423MiniMax 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 0423 or MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for input ($0.435 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens) from DeepInfra. MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for output ($0.87 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens) from Pinstripes.
What is the context window difference between DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and MiniMax M2.7?
Both DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and MiniMax M2.7 have about a 1M-token context window.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and MiniMax M2.7 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 leads on Terminal-Bench, and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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