text model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Muse Ember
MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Muse Ember are both current text models, from Xiaomi MiMo and Meta. Muse Ember is 29% cheaper per 1M input tokens than MiMo-V2.6-Flash, $0.10 vs $0.14. On Arena WebDev, MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 1637 Elo and Muse Ember 1608 Elo (Arena, measured November 9, 2026). Both accept about 1.05M tokens of context (1,000,000 and 1,048,576).
- Higher Arena WebDev
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash1637 Elo against 1608 Elo
- Lower price per 1M input tokens
- Muse Ember$0.10 against $0.14
- Longer context window
- Muse Ember1.05M tokens against 1M tokens
- Newer release
- Muse EmberNov 2026 against Sep 2026
Data verified November 10, 2026 · Dataset 2026-11-10
Side by side
MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Muse Ember, 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 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Ember |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price per 1M input tokens | $0.14 | $0.10 (better) |
| Price per 1M output tokens | $0.28 (better) | $0.50 |
| Independent benchmarks | ||
| Arena WebDev | 1637 Elo (#19 of 48) (better) | 1608 Elo (#26 of 48) |
| Arena Text | 1448 Elo (#35 of 53) | Not measured |
| Specs | ||
| Provider | Xiaomi MiMo | Meta |
| Release date | September 22, 2026 | November 9, 2026 |
| Access | API and open weights | API only |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | 524,288 tokens |
| Input | text, image, audio, video | text, image, audio, video |
| Output | text | text |
Scores:Arena · 2026-11-10
Charts
Against every current text model
Where MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Muse Ember land among the current models of their task, on every independent benchmark, on price and on context.
Where each stands
On Arena WebDev, MiMo-V2.6-Flash ranks #19 and Muse Ember #26 of 48 current models. Each bar is the share of current models it beats: on score, price and context.
Independent benchmarks
Arena Text
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#35of 53
1,448 Elo · ahead of 33%
Muse Ember: Not scored
Arena WebDev
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#19of 48
1,637 Elo · ahead of 62%
Muse Ember:#26of 48
1,608 Elo · ahead of 47%
Price and context
Price per 1M input tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#5of 61
$0.14 · cheaper than 93%
Muse Ember:#1of 61
$0.10 · cheaper than 95%
Price per 1M output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#1of 61
$0.28 · cheaper than 100%
Muse Ember:#3of 61
$0.50 · cheaper than 92%
Context window
MiMo-V2.6-Flash:#28of 70
1M tokens · longer than 23%
Muse Ember:#12of 70
1.05M tokens · longer than 67%
Quality against price
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 Carbon | $4 | 1,526 | |
| Gemini 4 Argon | $4 | 1,522 | |
| Muse Wonder | Meta | $8 | 1,511 |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $8 | 1,506 |
| Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,504 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | $20 | 1,503 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $1.50 | 1,497 | |
| Muse Spark 1.3 | Meta | $2 | 1,496 |
| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,490 |
| Kimi K3 | Moonshot Kimi | $6 | 1,487 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | $8 | 1,485 |
| Qwen3.8-Max | Alibaba Qwen | $3 | 1,484 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | $3 | 1,483 | |
| GLM-5.3 | Z.ai | $2.15 | 1,483 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | $10 | 1,482 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,482 |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $11 | 1,481 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Xiaomi MiMo | $0.54 | 1,480 |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | $5.63 | 1,475 |
| DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash | DeepSeek | $0.52 | 1,475 |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | $20 | 1,474 |
| GLM-5.3-Flash | Z.ai | $0.24 | 1,474 |
| Gemini 3 Flash Preview | $1.13 | 1,473 | |
| Grok 4.20 | xAI | $1.56 | 1,472 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,472 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $4.50 | 1,468 |
| Grok 4.5 | xAI | $3 | 1,466 |
| DeepSeek-V4-Pro | DeepSeek | $1.98 | 1,464 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $4 | 1,461 |
| GPT-6 Sol | OpenAI | $4 | 1,457 |
| Grok 4.6 | xAI | $3 | 1,456 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.85 | 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 |
| Grok 4.7 | xAI | $3 | 1,442 |
| GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.20 | 1,441 |
| Mistral Large 4 | Mistral AI | $1.05 | 1,423 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | $0.20 | 1,422 |
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | $3.50 | 1,415 |
| Inkling 2 Small | Thinking Machines Lab | $0.47 | 1,412 |
| Solar Pro 4 | Upstage | $0.52 | 1,387 |
| 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, Muse Ember costs 1.0 times as much as MiMo-V2.6-Flash, at each provider's listed rates.
10M input and 2M output tokens
Muse Ember costs 1.0× as much
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash
- $1.96
- Muse Ember
- $2
The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached
Muse Ember costs 1.6× as much
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash
- $0.73
- Muse Ember
- $1.14
| Workload or rate | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Ember |
|---|---|---|
| Example workloads | ||
| 10M input and 2M output tokens | $1.96 (better) | $2 |
| The same, with 9M of the input tokens cached | $0.73 (better) | $1.14 |
| The same, through the batch API | $0.98 | Not listed |
| Other listed rates | ||
| 1M input tokens, cached | $0.0028 (better) | $0.004 |
| 1M input tokens, batch | $0.07 | Not listed |
| 1M output tokens, batch | $0.14 | Not listed |
| 1M input tokens, cached, prompts over 200K tokens | Not listed | $0.012 |
| 1M input tokens, prompts over 200K tokens | Not listed | $0.30 |
| 1M output tokens, prompts over 200K tokens | Not listed | $1.50 |
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
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Where it leads
- Lower price per 1M output tokens, $0.28 vs $0.50
- Lower cost for 10M input and 2M output tokens, $1.96 vs $2
- Higher Arena WebDev score, 1637 Elo vs 1608 Elo
- Open weights you can run yourself
- Cheaper cached input, $0.0028 vs $0.004 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
Muse Ember
Where it leads
- Lower price per 1M input tokens, $0.10 vs $0.14
- Longer responses, up to 524,288 vs 128,000 output tokens
Best for
- Sub-agent work under a larger planner such as Muse Spark or Muse Wonder
- High-volume extraction, classification and routing over images, documents and records
Watch out for
- A request over 200K input tokens is billed in full at three times the rate: $0.30 input, $1.50 output and $0.012 cached input per 1M tokens
- Claude Haiku 5.5 scores higher on FrontierCode 2.0 as run by Artificial Analysis (34.9% against 27.2%), a row in Meta's own launch post
- Arena Text has not rated it yet, and its WebDev rating rests on 1,345 votes so far
From benchmark to production
Building on MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Ember?
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FAQ
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Muse Ember FAQ
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Ember?
Muse Ember is 29% cheaper per 1M input tokens than MiMo-V2.6-Flash, $0.10 vs $0.14. For 10M input and 2M output tokens, MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $1.96 and Muse Ember $2 at standard rates.
Which is cheaper with prompt caching, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Ember?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash charges $0.0028 per 1M cached input tokens, 98% below its standard input rate, and Muse Ember $0.004, 96% below. With 9M of 10M input tokens cached and 2M output tokens, MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $0.73 and Muse Ember $1.14.
Which scores higher on independent benchmarks, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Ember?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads on Arena WebDev, 1637 Elo to 1608 Elo. Scores are independent evaluations, not either vendor's launch figures.
Which has the larger context window, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Ember?
Both accept about 1.05M tokens of context (1,000,000 and 1,048,576). Muse Ember returns up to 524,288 tokens per response, MiMo-V2.6-Flash 128,000.
Can I run MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Ember myself?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is released as open weights you can run yourself; Muse Ember is available through its provider's API only.
Further reading
More on MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Muse Ember
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Production evaluation
Choosing between MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Muse Ember?
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- A head-to-head evaluation on your real workload
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