Pick a winner in each dimension — change your vote anytime.
Pricing and capabilities synced from the OpenRouter catalogue. Scores are editorial (0–10).
Choose DeepSeek V3.2 if you want dependable open-weight output on a tight budget. Choose MiniMax M3 if you want open-weight autonomous agents that lean on tool use.
In our editorial scoring, MiniMax M3 leads in 2 of five dimensions (output quality and agentic ability), while DeepSeek V3.2 leads in 1. On price, DeepSeek V3.2 runs about $0.26 per 1M tokens (blended) and is open-weight; MiniMax M3 is about $0.57 and open-weight.
The model picks the moves; the agent runs the loop, the tools, and the guardrails. Once you've chosen a model, see which agent gets the most out of it.