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Four Flash models build the same submarine chase scene: cost and time compared
On one HTML prompt for a submarine chase through an undersea city, MiniMax M3.1 Flash cost ~$0.21 in 29m24s, about 7x cheaper than Gemini 3.8 Flash and 1.8x cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, while Claude Haiku 5.5 came in at ~$0.17 but slower.
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@thehypedotnewsArchived 8 days agoOriginally posted 2026.10.19
thehype. @thehypedotnewsOriginally posted 2026.10.19
new minimax m3.1 flash built a submarine chase 7x cheaper than gemini and 1.8x cheaper than deepseek four flash models, one brief: a submarine fleeing through a city on the sea floor, one html file, four stages and rounds of fixes - minimax m3.1 flash – ~$0.21, 29m 24s - deepseek v4.1 flash – $0.38, 27m 09s - gemini 3.8 flash – $1.43, 40m 50s - claude haiku 5.5 – ~$0.17, 35m 27s which city looks the most underwater?
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