Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs MiMo-V2.5
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) by Anthropic or MiMo-V2.5 by Xiaomi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) scores 16.4 points higher (38.2 vs 21.8) but costs 113× as much to run the benchmark ($6998 vs $61.9; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) when you need intelligence above 21.8, and MiMo-V2.5 when 21.8 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) | MiMo-V2.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.2 | 21.8 | −42.9% MiMo-V2.5 is 42.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $6,998.25 | $61.93 | −99.1% MiMo-V2.5 is 99.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 183.62s | 41.73s | −77.3% MiMo-V2.5 is 77.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.13 / $0.27 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
MiMo-V2.5 vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Max): 42.9% less intelligence, 99.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 77.3% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- MiMo-V2.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
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