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XIMiMo-V2.6-Pro Open vs Mistral Medium 3.5 Open

MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

Open-model prices = cheapest provider via OpenRouter; official maker rates may be higher.

XIMiMo-V2.6-ProOpenXiaomi
$0.44 /M input
$0.87 /M outputNo per-token fees if you self-host
TypeOpen-weight
Context window1.1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostYes
Mistral Medium 3.5OpenMistral AI
$1.5 /M input
$7.5 /M outputNo per-token fees if you self-host
TypeOpen-weight
Context window262K tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostYes
Choose MiMo-V2.6-Pro for the lower output price ($0.87/M vs $7.5/M). It also gives you the larger 1.1M context window.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5 specs

SpecMiMo-V2.6-ProMistral Medium 3.5Winner
MakerXiaomiMistral AI–
TypeOpen-weightOpen-weight–
Context window1.1M tokens262K tokensXIMiMo-V2.6-Pro
Input price$0.44/M · free self-host$1.5/M · free self-hostXIMiMo-V2.6-Pro
Output price$0.87/M · free self-host$7.5/M · free self-hostXIMiMo-V2.6-Pro
Vision / multimodalYesYes= Tie
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableYesYes= Tie
LicenseOpen weightsApache 2.0–

Price gap & when to choose each

8.6×cheaper per output token

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is ~8.6× cheaper than Mistral Medium 3.5 on output tokens ($0.87 vs $7.5 per M tokens).

XIChoose MiMo-V2.6-Pro if…
  • You want to self-host or run on your cloud
  • You need the longer 1.1M context window
  • You prioritize data privacy & control
  • You want the lowest operating costs
  • You are building open or reproducible AI
Choose Mistral Medium 3.5 if…
  • You want to self-host or run on your cloud
  • You prioritize data privacy & control
  • You are building open or reproducible AI

Feature comparison

CapabilityMiMo-V2.6-ProMistral Medium 3.5
Open weights (downloadable)✓✓
Self-hostable✓✓
Runs fully offline✓✓
Vision / multimodal✓✓
Tool / function calling✓✓
1M+ context window✓✗

Benchmarks: MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5

Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).

MiMo-V2.6-Pro delivers 18× more intelligence per dollar.
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Mistral Medium 3.5
Intelligence index
46.3
14.2
Humanity's Last Exam
49.4%
13.8%
Long Context Reasoning
86.3%
69.3%
SciCode
60.9%
40.2%
Coding index
–
46.9
GPQA
–
74.8%
IFBench
–
68.8%
τ²-Bench
–
94.2%
τ-Bench Banking
–
15.1%
Terminal-Bench
–
50.6%
Terminal-Bench Hard
–
33.3%
Speed
46 tok/s
173.3 tok/s
Latency
4.19s
0.56s
Intelligence per $
85.1
4.7

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.

How MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Mistral Medium 3.5 score

🏆 Best value & openness: MiMo-V2.6-Pro (5.0 vs 4.6 / 5)
CriterionMiMo-V2.6-ProMistral Medium 3.5
Cost-efficiency5.04.0
Context window5.04.0
Openness5.05.0
Self-hosting5.05.0
Multimodality5.05.0

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.

What each model is

MiMo-V2.6-Pro Open

Xiaomi · Open-weight

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...

Mistral Medium 3.5 Open

Mistral AI · Open-weight

Mistral Medium 3.5 is a dense 128B instruction-following model from Mistral AI. It supports text and image inputs with text output, and is designed for agentic workflows, coding, and complex...

Other models in these families

These variants are tracked but not compared here — one page per family keeps the comparison readable.

Other variants tracked
MiMo-V2.6-FlashMiMo-V2.5-ProMiMo-V2.5
Other variants tracked
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Frequently asked questions

MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5 — which is cheaper?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper on output ($0.87/M vs $7.5/M).

Which has the larger context window?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro offers the larger context window (1.1M tokens).

MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Mistral Medium 3.5 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose MiMo-V2.6-Pro for the lower output price ($0.87/M vs $7.5/M). It also gives you the larger 1.1M context window.

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