MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs MiniMax-M3
Which is better for the money: MiMo-V2.6-Flash by Xiaomi or MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax? 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
MiniMax-M3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 23.0% less intelligence, 391.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 46.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax-M3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 37.9 | 29.2 | −23.0% MiniMax-M3 is 23.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $109.55 | $537.98 | +391.1% MiniMax-M3 is 4.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 49.53s | 26.74s | −46.0% MiniMax-M3 is 46.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.28 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- MiniMax-M3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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