{"id":16562,"date":"2026-07-10T10:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T17:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16562"},"modified":"2026-06-20T10:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:13:14","slug":"minimax-2-5-vs-llama-3-1-vs-deepseek-r1-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16562","title":{"rendered":"MiniMax 2.5 vs Llama 3.1 vs DeepSeek-R1 Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sitepoint did a comparison of local coding models to see which ones are best for coding<\/a>. They run the models through 4 coding tasks: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Generating a complete, correct python function from a one-shot prompt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Given a code block with a deliberate bug, let the LLM find it, explain it, and fix it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Given a poorly structured block of code with key code smells, produce a refactored version that preserves correct behavior but fixed readability and performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Provide three related files, answer questions about the cross-file dependencies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Almost all of them require a NVidia Blackwell 6000 or better to run since more require at least 50gb of RAM to run. Here were their results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Dimension<\/th>MiniMax 2.5<\/th>Llama 3.1 405B<\/th>DeepSeek-R1<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Best Task Category<\/td>Code refactoring<\/td>Function generation & multi-file context<\/td>Bug detection & debugging<\/td><\/tr>
    Avg Tokens\/sec (dual RTX 3090)<\/td>17.5<\/td>7.8<\/td>9.8<\/td><\/tr>
    Min VRAM Requirement<\/td>~46 GB (dual GPU + partial CPU offload)<\/td>~48 GB+ (dual GPU + heavy CPU offload)<\/td>~44 GB (dual GPU + heavy CPU offload)<\/td><\/tr>
    Composite Rank Across 4 Tasks<\/td>1st or 2nd on 3 of 4 tasks<\/td>1st on 2 of 4 tasks; highest peak quality<\/td>1st on debugging; competitive elsewhere<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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    Sitepoint did a comparison of local coding models to see which ones are best for coding. They run the models through 4 coding tasks: Almost all of them require a NVidia Blackwell 6000 or better to run since more require at least 50gb of RAM to run. Here were their results: Dimension MiniMax 2.5 Llama 3.1 405B DeepSeek-R1 Best Task Category Code refactoring Function generation & multi-file context Bug detection & debugging Avg Tokens\/sec (dual RTX 3090) 17.5 7.8 9.8…<\/p>\n

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