GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) by OpenAI 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
MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) scores 1.0 points higher (26.0 vs 25.0) but costs 5.2× as much to run the benchmark ($231 vs $44.3; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) when you need intelligence above 25.0, and GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) when 25.0 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) | MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.0 | 26.0 | +4.0% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 4.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $44.32 | $231.08 | +421.4% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 5.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.11s | 49.47s | +709.7% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 709.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.20 / $1.20 | $0.41 / $1.02 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium): 4.0% more intelligence, 421.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 709.7% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Luna (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- 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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