The honest, $0-markup cost to run DeepSeek V4 Flash (deepseek-ai, 158.1B) and MiniMax M2.7 (MiniMaxAI, 228.7B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | MiniMax M2.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 158.1B | 228.7B |
| Context window | ✓ 1M | 204.8K |
| License | Commercial OK | Restricted |
| VRAM to run | ✓ ~107 GB (Q4_K_M) | ~156 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | ✓ $0.65/hr | $1.04/hr |
| Your API key | ✓ $0.14/1M | $0.45/1M |
VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.
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