MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Qwen3 Max Thinking

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Xiaomi

$0.14 / $0.28

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Qwen3 Max Thinking

Qwen (Alibaba)

$0.78 / $3.90

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 8.9× cheaper than Qwen3 Max Thinking on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (26.7 vs 21.3). MiMo-V2.6-Flash has the larger context window (1.1M vs 262K).

	MiMo-V2.6-Flash	Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input price / 1M	$0.14	$0.78
Output price / 1M	$0.28	$3.90
Blended price (3:1)	$0.18	$1.56
Cached input / 1M	$0.0028	—
Context window	1.1M	262K
Max output	131K	66K
Intelligence index	26.7	21.3
Coding index	—	—
Providers	8	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-09-21	2026-02-09
Retirement	—	2026-10-09

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Qwen3 Max Thinking?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 8.9× cheaper than Qwen3 Max Thinking on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Qwen3 Max Thinking: which has a bigger context window?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 1,050,000 tokens. Qwen3 Max Thinking: 262,144 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: MiMo-V2.6-Flash ≈ $420.00, Qwen3 Max Thinking ≈ $3,510.

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