MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Ember-1 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Can the open-source model replace the paid one? Full 2026 breakdown.
Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai
Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.
| Spec | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Ember-1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | Xiaomi | Fireworks | – |
| Type | Open-weight | Proprietary | XIMiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 1M tokens | XIMiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Input price | $0.44/M · free self-host | $3/M | XIMiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Output price | $0.87/M · free self-host | $15/M | XIMiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Vision / multimodal | Yes | Yes | = Tie |
| Tool / function calling | Yes | Yes | = Tie |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No (API only) | XIMiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| License | Open weights | Proprietary | XIMiMo-V2.6-Pro |
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is ~17× cheaper than Ember-1 on output tokens ($0.87 vs $15 per M tokens).
| Capability | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Ember-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Open weights (downloadable) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| Runs fully offline | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vision / multimodal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool / function calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1M+ context window | ✓ | ✓ |
Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).
Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.
| Criterion | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Ember-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-efficiency | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Context window | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Openness | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Self-hosting | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Multimodality | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the flagship foundation model developed by Xiaomi. Built at a scale of over 1T parameters, it is designed to push the ceiling of capability for the most demanding...
Ember-1 is a specialized reasoning model from Fireworks Research, built on [Kimi K3](https://openrouter.ai/moonshotai/kimi-k3). It is designed to make every token go further: it produces shorter reasoning traces, using roughly 40%...
These variants are tracked but not compared here — one page per family keeps the comparison readable.
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is open-weight and competitive on many tasks, but Ember-1 may still lead on the hardest reasoning and agentic work. The gap keeps narrowing — benchmark both on your actual use case before deciding.
Yes. MiMo-V2.6-Pro has open weights, so you can self-host it on your own GPUs or run it via a low-cost API. Ember-1 is API-only and cannot be self-hosted.
MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs $0.87/M output vs $15/M for Ember-1 — roughly 17x cheaper via API, and free if you self-host.
Choose MiMo-V2.6-Pro if you want to self-host, keep your data private and skip per-token fees — it's open-weight and runs on your own hardware. Choose Ember-1 if you want frontier capability through a managed API with zero infrastructure to run.
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