AI model comparison

Mistral Large 4 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Side by side comparison of Mistral Large 4 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.

Mistral Large 4 is a frontier multimodal (text and image input) model from Mistral AI built for reasoning, coding, and agentic workloads.

Input / 1M
$1.36
Output / 1M
$4.18
Context
1.05M

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the flagship foundation model developed by Xiaomi.

Input / 1M
$0.44
Output / 1M
$0.87
Context
1.05M

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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-Pro

3.7x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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MiMo-V2.6-Pro

29.9 vs 25.3 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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MiMo-V2.6-Pro

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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Mistral Large 4

Released October 6, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

mistralai logoMistral Large 425.3
xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Pro29.9

Coding index

mistralai logoMistral Large 4Not available
xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-ProNot available

Agentic index

mistralai logoMistral Large 4Not available
xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-ProNot available

Pricing

Mistral Large 4 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricmistralai logoMistral Large 4xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Pro
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$1.36$0.44
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$4.18$0.87
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.14$0.00
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

mistralai logoMistral Large 4$4.81
xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Pro$1.31

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

mistralai logoMistral Large 4$57.52$20.92 cached
xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Pro$16.53$3.59 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

mistralai logoMistral Large 4$212.36$29.36 cached
xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Pro$66.99$2.28 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

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

Metricmistralai logoMistral Large 4xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Pro
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output262K tokens131K tokens
Input typesImage, TextAudio, Image, Text, Video
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsHigh, NoneNot available
Default reasoning effortHighNot available
Release dateOctober 6, 2026September 21, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricmistralai logoMistral Large 4xiaomi logoMiMo-V2.6-Pro
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 3.7x cheaper for a typical chat. MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (29.9 vs 25.3). MiMo-V2.6-Pro 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 Mistral Large 4 or MiMo-V2.6-Pro cheaper?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs $0.44 per 1M input tokens and $0.87 per 1M output tokens, while Mistral Large 4 costs $1.36 per 1M input tokens and $4.18 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Mistral Large 4 or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for Mistral Large 4.

Is Mistral Large 4 smarter than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Mistral Large 4 scores 25.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 29.9, putting MiMo-V2.6-Pro ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Mistral Large 4 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Mistral Large 4 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Mistral Large 4 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.