Is MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.95 vs $2.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 or DeepSeek: R1?

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 has the larger context window (197K tokens).

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 vs DeepSeek: R1

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 offers a larger context window. Choose MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.27	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$0.95	$2.50
Context window	197K	64K
Parameters	229B	671B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2025	Jan 2025

MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1 details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

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