Kimi K3 (Low) vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Which is better for the money: Kimi K3 (Low) by Kimi or MiMo-V2.6-Flash by Xiaomi? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Kimi K3 (Low): 25.9% more intelligence, 90.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 25.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Kimi K3 (Low) | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 37.9 | +25.9% MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 25.9% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,190.42 | $109.55 | −90.8% MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 90.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 66.33s | 49.53s | −25.3% MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 25.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $3.00 / $15.0 | $0.14 / $0.28 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Kimi K3 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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