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MiniMax Agent vs DeerFlow: catalog facts
MiniMax Agent	DeerFlow
Freemium The research does not give plan details or prices.	Free Free to self-host; model API costs depend on the provider you use.
Web	Self-hosted
Handles multi-step tasks rather than single chat replies Covers research, coding, analysis and content creation	Handles long multi-step tasks with subagents Sandboxes and memory built into the harness
Little public detail on pricing and usage limits Hosted service, so tasks and data are processed on MiniMax servers	Requires running and maintaining your own deployment Depends on an external or self-hosted LLM
Web application	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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