text model comparison
Grok 4.3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Grok 4.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash are both current text models, from xAI and Xiaomi MiMo. MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 89% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Grok 4.3, $0.14 vs $1.25. On Arena Text, Grok 4.3 scores 1442 Elo and MiMo-V2.6-Flash 1448 Elo (Arena, measured October 28, 2026). Both accept 1,000,000 tokens of context.
- Higher Arena Text
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash1448 Elo against 1442 Elo
- Lower price per 1M input tokens
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash$0.14 against $1.25
Data verified November 3, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-03
Side by side
Grok 4.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash, line by line
Prices in effect today, compared at the same tier wherever both list one. The better value in each row is highlighted.
| Fact | Grok 4.3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price per 1M input tokens | $1.25 | $0.14 (better) |
| Price per 1M output tokens | $2.50 | $0.28 (better) |
| Independent benchmarks | ||
| Arena Text | 1442 Elo (#36 of 51) | 1448 Elo (#34 of 51) (better) |
| Arena WebDev | 1358 Elo (#44 of 45) | 1637 Elo (#16 of 45) (better) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2) | 42.8% (#38 of 42) | Not measured |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.8% (#33 of 41) | Not measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 33.2% (#32 of 38) | Not measured |
| Specs | ||
| Provider | xAI | Xiaomi MiMo |
| Release date | Not reported | September 22, 2026 |
| Access | API only | API and open weights |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | Not reported | 128,000 tokens |
| Input | text, image | text, image, audio, video |
| Output | text | text |
Charts
Against every current text model
Where Grok 4.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where each stands
On Arena Text, Grok 4.3 ranks #36 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash #34 of 51 current models. Each bar is the share of current models it beats: on score, price and context.
Independent benchmarks
Arena Text
Grok 4.3:#36of 51
1,442 Elo · ahead of 30%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#34of 51
1,448 Elo · ahead of 32%
Arena WebDev
Grok 4.3:#44of 45
1,358 Elo · ahead of 2%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#16of 45
1,637 Elo · ahead of 64%
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 (v2)
Grok 4.3:#38of 42
42.8% · ahead of 10%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: Not scored
GPQA Diamond
Grok 4.3:#33of 41
88.8% · ahead of 20%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: Not scored
SimpleQA Verified
Grok 4.3:#32of 38
33.2% · ahead of 16%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: Not scored
Price and context
Price per 1M input tokens
Grok 4.3:#23of 52
$1.25 · cheaper than 53%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#4of 52
$0.14 · cheaper than 94%
Price per 1M output tokens
Grok 4.3:#17of 52
$2.50 · cheaper than 65%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#1of 52
$0.28 · cheaper than 100%
Context window
Grok 4.3:#26of 64
1M tokens · longer than 22%
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#26of 64
1M tokens · longer than 22%
Quality against price
Grok 4.3 scores 1,442 at $1.56; MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 1,448 at $0.175 (blended price per 1M tokens). The line joins the current models no other beats on both price and Arena Text score; hover any point to name it.
Quality against price: the data
| Model | Provider | Blended price per 1M tokens | Arena Text (Elo) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | $4 | 1,520 | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $8 | 1,509 |
| Muse Wonder | Meta | $8 | 1,507 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,504 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,504 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $1.50 | 1,496 | |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | Meta | $2 | 1,495 |
| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,492 |
| Kimi K3 | Moonshot Kimi | $6 | 1,488 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | $8 | 1,485 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | $3 | 1,483 | |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $11 | 1,482 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,482 |
| Qwen3.8-Max | Alibaba Qwen | $3 | 1,482 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,481 |
| GLM-5.3 | Z.ai | $2.15 | 1,481 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Xiaomi MiMo | $0.54 | 1,480 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,477 |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Z.ai | $0.24 | 1,477 |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | $20 | 1,476 |
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | DeepSeek | $0.52 | 1,476 |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | $5.63 | 1,475 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | $1.13 | 1,473 | |
| Grok 4.20 | xAI | $1.56 | 1,472 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $4.50 | 1,467 |
| Grok 4.5 | xAI | $3 | 1,465 |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | DeepSeek | $1.98 | 1,465 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,462 |
| GPT-6 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,458 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.85 | 1,456 | |
| Grok 4.6 | xAI | $3 | 1,455 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.45 | 1,453 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Xiaomi MiMo | $0.18 | 1,448 |
| Step 5 Preview | StepFun | $1.43 | 1,448 |
| Grok 4.3 | xAI | $1.56 | 1,442 |
| GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.20 | 1,441 |
| Grok 4.7 | xAI | $3 | 1,441 |
| Mistral Large 4 | Mistral AI | $1.05 | 1,432 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | $0.20 | 1,425 |
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | $3.50 | 1,415 |
| Solar Pro 4 | Upstage | $0.52 | 1,388 |
| GPT-4.1 mini | OpenAI | $0.70 | 1,383 |
| GPT-4.1 nano | OpenAI | $0.18 | 1,322 |
Cost
What each costs
Example workloads at each provider's listed rates, then every other rate either one lists. The cheaper figure in each row is highlighted.
The same work, priced
For 10M input and 2M output tokens, Grok 4.3 costs 8.9 times as much as MiMo-V2.6-Flash, at each provider's listed rates.
10M input and 2M output tokens
Grok 4.3 costs 8.9× as much
- Grok 4.3
- $17.50
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash
- $1.96
The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached
Grok 4.3 costs 11× as much
- Grok 4.3
- $8.05
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash
- $0.73
| Workload or rate | Grok 4.3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Example workloads | ||
| 10M input and 2M output tokens | $17.50 | $1.96 (better) |
| The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached | $8.05 | $0.73 (better) |
| The same, through the batch API | Not listed | $0.98 |
| Other listed rates | ||
| 1M input tokens, cached | $0.20 | $0.0028 (better) |
| 1M input tokens, batch | Not listed | $0.07 |
| 1M output tokens, batch | Not listed | $0.14 |
Your own bill will differ. These figures use list prices and example workloads. The AI Model Cost Audit reviews your real usage, shortlists models that score as well for each task for less, and estimates the savings.
Launch price $100, regular price $150
Verdict
When to choose each
Grok 4.3
Where it leads
No measured lead over MiMo-V2.6-Flash in this data.
Best for
- General-purpose reasoning, instruction following, and agentic tool-use evaluations
Watch out for
- The published base rates double when requests reach the provider's 200,000-token long-context threshold
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Where it leads
- Lower input and output prices, $0.14 and $0.28 vs $1.25 and $2.50 per 1M tokens
- Higher Arena Text score, 1448 Elo vs 1442 Elo
- Higher Arena WebDev score, 1637 Elo vs 1358 Elo
- Accepts audio and video input
- Open weights you can run yourself
- Cheaper cached input, $0.0028 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens
- Batch pricing, $0.07 input and $0.14 output per 1M tokens
Best for
- High-frequency multimodal calls
- Low-cost agent workloads
Watch out for
- Xiaomi's own table puts it well behind the Pro model on exploitation tasks (ExploitBench 25.3 against 47.9)
- The API checkpoint (RL or MOPD weights) is not identified
From benchmark to production
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FAQ
Grok 4.3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash FAQ
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 89% cheaper per 1M input tokens than Grok 4.3, $0.14 vs $1.25. For 10M input and 2M output tokens, Grok 4.3 costs $17.50 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash $1.96 at standard rates.
Which is cheaper with prompt caching, Grok 4.3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Grok 4.3 charges $0.20 per 1M cached input tokens, 84% below its standard input rate, and MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.0028, 98% below. With 9M of 10M input tokens cached and 2M output tokens, Grok 4.3 costs $8.05 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.73.
Which scores higher on independent benchmarks, Grok 4.3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads on Arena Text, 1448 Elo to 1442 Elo; MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads on Arena WebDev, 1637 Elo to 1358 Elo. Scores are independent evaluations, not either vendor's launch figures.
Which has the larger context window, Grok 4.3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Both accept 1,000,000 tokens of context.
How do Grok 4.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash differ in features?
Grok 4.3 takes text and image input; MiMo-V2.6-Flash takes text, image, audio and video.
Can I run Grok 4.3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash myself?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is released as open weights you can run yourself; Grok 4.3 is available through its provider's API only.
Further reading
More on Grok 4.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash
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