Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite comes out ahead, 69 to 54 and 50 on our weighted score, though MiMo-V2.5-Pro is 36% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 3.5 Flash Lite
69/100- ECI145.1
- Price$0.30 / $2.50
- Context1.05M
XiaomiMiMo-V2.5-Pro
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.435 / $0.87
- Context1.05M
NVIDIANemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B
50/100- ECI146.2
- Price$0.50 / $2.50
- Context1M
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is our pick
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against MiMo-V2.5-Pro (54) and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (50). It leads on inputs & features. MiMo-V2.5-Pro wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMiMo-V2.5-ProMiMo-V2.5-Pro $0.544 · Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $0.85 · Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B $1.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiMo-V2.5-ProGemini 3.5 Flash Lite 1,048,576 · MiMo-V2.5-Pro 1,048,576 · Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGemini 3.5 Flash Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · MiMo-V2.5-Pro: Text · Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B: Text
- Self-hostingMiMo-V2.5-Pro and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 53 | 62 | 50 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 100 | 35 | 45 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 69/100 | 54/100 | 50/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle | MiMo-V2.5-ProXiaomi | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55BNVIDIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 145.1 | — | 146.2 (best) |
| ECI rank | #79 of 148 | — | #70 of 148 (best) |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 83.3% | — | 85.4% (best) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 26.0% | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 71.1% | — | 86.7% (best) |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.30 (best) | $0.435 | $0.50 |
| Output | $2.50 | $0.87 (best) | $2.50 |
| Cached input | $0.03 | $0.0036 (best) | $0.15 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.85 | $0.544 (best) | $1.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Google API | Official Xiaomi API | Official Nvidia API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yesminimal · low · medium · high | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Open |
| API model ID | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | mimo-v2.5-pro | nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b |
| API providers | 26 (best) | 20 | 21 |
| Released | Jul 21, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Mar 2026 | Dec 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$8.00
- MiMo-V2.5-Pro$6.09
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B$10.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, MiMo-V2.5-Pro or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 69/100 against MiMo-V2.5-Pro (54) and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (50). It leads on inputs & features. MiMo-V2.5-Pro wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, MiMo-V2.5-Pro or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B?
MiMo-V2.5-Pro is cheaper at $0.435 input / $0.87 output per million tokens (official Xiaomi API price). Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official Google API price); Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B costs $0.50 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official Nvidia API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.544 per million tokens for MiMo-V2.5-Pro versus $0.85 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (1.6× as much) and $1.00 for Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (1.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has an ECI of 145.1, MiMo-V2.5-Pro has not been scored yet and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B has an ECI of 146.2.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and MiMo-V2.5-Pro have the largest context windows (1,048,576 and 1,048,576 tokens), against 1,000,000 for Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite up to 65,536, MiMo-V2.5-Pro up to 131,072, Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; MiMo-V2.5-Pro accepts text; Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B accepts text. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the newest, released Jul 21, 2026. Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B came out Jun 4, 2026; MiMo-V2.5-Pro came out Apr 22, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Mar 2026, MiMo-V2.5-Pro Dec 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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