Old Zhang's AI Learning

Nov 5, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

MiniMax Code Hands-On: A Personality-Driven Agent That Beats DeepSeek on Cost

The author tests MiniMax Code's $7/month Go plan, revealing a proactive, stubborn agent built on Pi v0.79.1 with sandbox security, multi-device sync, and M3.1 Flash model benchmarks (DeepSWE 73.7%, OSWorld 61.7%), showing it undercuts DeepSeek's pay-as-you-go pricing for daily heavy use.