GPT-5 mini (High) vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5 mini (High) 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 9.2 points higher (26.0 vs 16.8) but costs 1.2× as much to run the benchmark ($231 vs $189; both mid-range class). Pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise GPT-5 mini (High).
| Metric | GPT-5 mini (High) | MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.8 | 26.0 | +54.8% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 54.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $188.66 | $231.08 | +22.5% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 22.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 58.72s | 49.58s | −15.6% MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reason… is 15.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.41 / $1.02 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Reasoning) vs GPT-5 mini (High): 54.8% more intelligence, 22.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 15.6% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5 mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- 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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