Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) by Anthropic or MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) by Xiaomi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) scores 8.4 points higher (34.4 vs 26.0) but costs 14× as much to run the benchmark ($3255 vs $231; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) when you need intelligence above 26.0, and MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) when 26.0 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) | MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.4 | 26.0 | −24.4% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 24.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,255.40 | $231.08 | −92.9% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 92.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 21.07s | 49.64s | +135.6% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 135.6% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.41 / $1.02 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh): 24.4% less intelligence, 92.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 135.6% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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