MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Step 5 Preview

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Xiaomi

$0.14 / $0.28

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Step 5 Preview

StepFun

$1.00 / $2.70

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 8.1× cheaper than Step 5 Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Step 5 Preview scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (28.5 vs 26.7). MiMo-V2.6-Flash has the larger context window (1.1M vs 1M).

	MiMo-V2.6-Flash	Step 5 Preview
Input price / 1M	$0.14	$1.00
Output price / 1M	$0.28	$2.70
Blended price (3:1)	$0.18	$1.43
Cached input / 1M	$0.0028	$0.10
Context window	1.1M	1M
Max output	131K	64K
Intelligence index	26.7	28.5
Coding index	—	—
Providers	10	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-09-21	2026-10-08
Retirement	—	—

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Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Step 5 Preview?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 8.1× cheaper than Step 5 Preview on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Step 5 Preview: which has a bigger context window?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 1,050,000 tokens. Step 5 Preview: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: MiMo-V2.6-Flash ≈ $420.00, Step 5 Preview ≈ $3,350.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Step 5 Preview

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