GPT-5 mini (High) vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Which is better for the money: GPT-5 mini (High) by OpenAI or MiMo-V2.6-Pro 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
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 29.5 points higher (46.3 vs 16.8) but costs 1.1× as much to run the benchmark ($207 vs $189; both mid-range class). Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise GPT-5 mini (High).
| Metric | GPT-5 mini (High) | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.8 | 46.3 | +175.6% MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 2.8× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $188.66 | $206.66 | +9.5% MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 9.5% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 58.72s | 48.29s | −17.8% MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 17.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.43 / $0.87 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Speech, Video |
MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs GPT-5 mini (High): 175.6% more intelligence, 9.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.8% 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-V2.6-Pro is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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