GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) 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
GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) scores 16.1 points higher (42.1 vs 26.0) but costs 11× as much to run the benchmark ($2501 vs $231; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) when you need intelligence above 26.0, and MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) when 26.0 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) | MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.1 | 26.0 | −38.2% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 38.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,500.72 | $231.08 | −90.8% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 90.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 106.58s | 49.53s | −53.5% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 53.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $0.41 / $1.02 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Max): 38.2% less intelligence, 90.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 53.5% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- 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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