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In a comparison test recreating a Tesla Roadster police car chase scene, MiniMax spent $2.34 to complete the task and DeepSeek spent about $3.07, making MiniMax about 24% cheaper.
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10/29/2026
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Valid until: 11/12/2026
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AI Buzz Weekly: GPT-6.5 Leak, New Claude Model, and MiniMax's Cost-Effectiveness
bilibiliTHE_OREGANO10/29/2026
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