MiMo-V2.5 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: MiMo-V2.5 by Xiaomi or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) scores 1.1 points higher (22.9 vs 21.8) but costs 9.0× as much to run the benchmark ($596 vs $66.1; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) when you need intelligence above 21.8, and MiMo-V2.5 when 21.8 is enough.
| Metric | MiMo-V2.5 | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 21.8 | 22.9 | +5.0% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 5.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $66.09 | $596.33 | +802.3% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 9.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 66.43s | 15.29s | −77.0% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 77.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.13 / $0.27 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs MiMo-V2.5: 5.0% more intelligence, 802.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 77.0% 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.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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