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DeepSeek: R1 0528 vs MiniMax: MiniMax M3

Compare DeepSeek: R1 0528 and MiniMax: MiniMax M3 by providers, context, price, and TrustedRouter route support.

Verify gateway

Onebase URL to migrate

100sof models and routes

0prompt or output logs. Always.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has more provider fallback routes, while MiniMax: MiniMax M3 has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show MiniMax: MiniMax M3 with the lower p50 TTFT.

$2.7825/1MDeepSeek: R1 0528 cheapest route

$1.4385/1MMiniMax: MiniMax M3 cheapest route

2206 msDeepSeek: R1 0528 measured p50 TTFT

1410 msMiniMax: MiniMax M3 measured p50 TTFT

DeepSeek: R1 0528MiniMax: MiniMax M3

Model iddeepseek/deepseek-r1-0528minimax/minimax-m3

PublisherDeepSeekDeepInfra

AI IQ — IQ 114#33

Context163,840 tokens1,048,576 tokens

Provider routes521

Cheapest route$2.7825/1M$1.4385/1M

Privacy postureprovider posture varieshas ZDR route

Modes chat chat

DeepSeek: R1 0528 routes

Overview5 endpoints
PricingPrompt and completion rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

MiniMax: MiniMax M3 routes

Overview21 endpoints
PricingPrompt and completion rates
BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
ProvidersAll serving providers

Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528",
    messages=messages,
)