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MiMo-V2.6-Flash

One of the cheapest models we track. It understands audio and video too, and can be downloaded and run yourself.

Last updated October 16, 2026.

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Made by Xiaomi. Everyday and cheap.

What it costs

1,000-word essay: under 1 cent
100 chat messages: $0.18 (about 18 cents)
50-page PDF summary: under 1 cent

Based on list prices and the assumptions on How we work. Your real cost will differ.

At a glance

Smartness: ★★★☆☆ (3 of 5) (our banding of the Artificial Analysis score, where available)
Reads at once: about 1,580 pages (rule of thumb)
Understands: text, pictures, video, audio
Free to download and run yourself: Yes
Free to use: Not free for developers. Free app plans

Best for

very low costaudio and video

Watch out for

Scores lower than the pricier models.

Appears in

Cheapest good AI models

Frequently asked

How much does MiMo-V2.6-Flash cost to use?
A 1,000-word essay costs about under 1 cent; summarizing a 50-page PDF about under 1 cent. These are developer (API) prices, not an app subscription.

What is MiMo-V2.6-Flash best for?
One of the cheapest models we track. It understands audio and video too, and can be downloaded and run yourself.

How much can MiMo-V2.6-Flash read at once?
About 1,580 pages (a rule of thumb: 1,050,000 tokens at roughly 500 words a page).

Can I download MiMo-V2.6-Flash for free?
Yes, the model files are published, though running a large one needs powerful hardware.

Under the hood

Maker	Xiaomi
Price per 1M input tokens	$0.14
Price per 1M output tokens	$0.28
Context size	1.05M tokens (1,050,000)
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index	37.9 (source, via OpenRouter)
Open weights	Yes (Hugging Face: XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL)
Speed	Not measured yet
Listed	2026-09-21

Maker's description (technical)

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is an open-source foundation model developed by Xiaomi. Built on a Mixture-of-Experts architecture with 309B total parameters and 15B activated per token, it employs a hybrid attention mechanism for...

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