AI model comparison

MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Qwen3.8 27B

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

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

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

Qwen3.8 27B is an open-weight dense vision-language model from Qwen.

Input / 1M
$0.04
Output / 1M
$1.35
Context
1M

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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

1.8x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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MiMo-V2.6-Flash

37.9 vs 33.7 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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MiMo-V2.6-Flash

1.05M vs 1M 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
qwen logoQwen3.8 27B33.7

Coding index

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-FlashNot available
qwen logoQwen3.8 27B68.1

Agentic index

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-FlashNot available
qwen logoQwen3.8 27B45.8

Pricing

MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Qwen3.8 27B API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricxiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flashqwen logoQwen3.8 27B
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.14$0.04
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.28$1.35
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.00$0.02
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
qwen logoQwen3.8 27B$0.76

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flash$5.32$1.20 cached
qwen logoQwen3.8 27B$6.60$5.94 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flash$21.56$0.98 cached
qwen logoQwen3.8 27B$8.70$5.40 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-Flashqwen logoQwen3.8 27B
Context window1.05M tokens1M tokens
Max output131K tokens66K tokens
Input typesAudio, Image, Text, VideoImage, Text, Video
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsNot availableExtra high, Medium, Low, None
Default reasoning effortNot availableExtra high
Release dateSeptember 21, 2026August 14, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricxiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Flashqwen logoQwen3.8 27B
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 1.8x cheaper for a typical chat. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (37.9 vs 33.7). MiMo-V2.6-Flash has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1M 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 Qwen3.8 27B 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 Qwen3.8 27B costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $1.35 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Qwen3.8 27B?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1M for Qwen3.8 27B.

Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash smarter than Qwen3.8 27B?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 37.9 and Qwen3.8 27B scores 33.7, putting MiMo-V2.6-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 Qwen3.8 27B at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Qwen3.8 27B answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

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