MiMo-V2.5 vs Mistral Large 3
Which is better for the money: MiMo-V2.5 by Xiaomi or Mistral Large 3 by Mistral? 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 scores 12.5 points higher (21.8 vs 9.3) but costs 1.3× as much to run the benchmark ($61.9 vs $46.4; mid-range vs budget cost classes). Pick MiMo-V2.5 when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Mistral Large 3.
| Metric | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral Large 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 21.8 | 9.3 | −57.3% Mistral Large 3 is 57.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $61.93 | $46.41 | −25.1% Mistral Large 3 is 25.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 46.61s | 7.23s | −84.5% Mistral Large 3 is 84.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.13 / $0.27 | $0.50 / $1.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 3 vs MiMo-V2.5: 57.3% less intelligence, 25.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 84.5% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiMo-V2.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Medium) scores 34.50 for $56.4.
- Mistral Large 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
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