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MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

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MiMo-V2.6-Flash

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is an open-source foundation model developed by Xiaomi.

Input / 1M
$0.14
Output / 1M
$0.28
Context
1.05M
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DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture.

Input / 1M
$0.30
Output / 1M
$1.20
Context
1.05M

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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MiMo-V2.6-Flash

2.9x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

39.5 vs 37.9 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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MiMo-V2.6-Flash

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Released September 21, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flash37.9
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash39.5

Coding index

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-FlashNot available
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 FlashNot available

Agentic index

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-FlashNot available
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 FlashNot available

Pricing

MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricxiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.14$0.30
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.28$1.20
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.00$0.01
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flash$0.42
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash$1.20

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flash$5.32$1.20 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash$13.80$4.98 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flash$21.56$0.98 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash$47.40$3.30 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricxiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output131K tokens944K tokens
Input typesAudio, Image, Text, VideoImage, Text
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsNot availableMax, High, Low
Default reasoning effortNot availableHigh
Release dateSeptember 21, 2026September 10, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricxiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flashdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 2.9x cheaper for a typical chat. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (39.5 vs 37.9). MiMo-V2.6-Flash has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1.05M tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cheaper?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $0.14 per 1M input tokens and $0.28 per 1M output tokens, while DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.

Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash smarter than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.9 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores 39.5, putting DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use MiMo-V2.6-Flash and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see MiMo-V2.6-Flash and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash answer side by side and keep the better response.

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