MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: building rescue helicopters from one coding prompt
Using OpenCode's free routes at $0 in model fees, both models built their own helicopter with Python-synthesized rotor noise; DeepSeek's first cockpit put glass over a solid wall, and both needed revisions.
MiniMax dropped a coding model. I opened an underfunded helicopter company. 🚁 MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, building rescue helicopters from code. $0 in model fees through OpenCode's free routes. Even the rotor noise is synthesized in Python. The inspection report: DeepSeek's first cockpit had glass over a solid wall, which is an ambitious interpretation of a window. Both models got revisions. The sea, lighting and flight path are shared; each model built its own aircraft and moving rotor assemblies. If you try this, inspect the windows before counting the rivets.
This post quotes another post: “MiniMax: Space Bunny held #1 on OpenCode for 12 days, finished M3.1 Flash free for 3 days”