LongCat-2.5-Preview vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed vs Seed Evolving
Too close to call on our weighted score (LongCat-2.5-Preview 52, Seed Evolving 50, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed 43). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Meituan (LongCat)LongCat-2.5-Preview
52/100- ECI—
- Price$0.75 / $2.95
- Context1M
XiaomiMiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed
43/100- ECI—
- Price$1.30 / $2.61
- Context1.05M
ByteDance SeedSeed Evolving
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.891 / $4.45
- Context256K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (LongCat-2.5-Preview 52/100, Seed Evolving 50/100, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed 43/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: LongCat-2.5-Preview on price and MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed for long inputs. 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 priceLongCat-2.5-PreviewLongCat-2.5-Preview $1.30 · MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed $1.63 · Seed Evolving $1.78 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedMiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed 1,048,576 · LongCat-2.5-Preview 1,000,000 · Seed Evolving 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed EvolvingLongCat-2.5-Preview: Text, Images · MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed: Text · Seed Evolving: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingMiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | LongCat-2.5-Preview | MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed | Seed Evolving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 44 | 40 | 38 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 60 | 35 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 61 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 52/100 | 43/100 | 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 | LongCat-2.5-PreviewMeituan (LongCat) | MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedXiaomi | Seed EvolvingByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.75 (best) | $1.30 | $0.891 |
| Output | $2.95 | $2.61 (best) | $4.45 |
| Cached input | — | $0.011 (best) | $0.178 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.30 (best) | $1.63 | $1.78 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Xiaomi API | Official Volcengine Ark API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | mimo-v2.5-pro-ultraspeed | doubao-seed-evolving |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Sep 25, 2026 | Jun 8, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | 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.
- LongCat-2.5-Preview$13.40
- MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed$18.27
- Seed Evolving$17.81
Which should you choose?
Which is better: LongCat-2.5-Preview, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed or Seed Evolving?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (LongCat-2.5-Preview 52/100, Seed Evolving 50/100, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed 43/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: LongCat-2.5-Preview on price and MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed for long inputs. 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, LongCat-2.5-Preview, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed or Seed Evolving?
LongCat-2.5-Preview is cheaper at $0.75 input / $2.95 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed costs $1.30 input / $2.61 output per million tokens (official Xiaomi API price); Seed Evolving costs $0.891 input / $4.45 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.30 per million tokens for LongCat-2.5-Preview versus $1.63 for MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed (1.3× as much) and $1.78 for Seed Evolving (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. LongCat-2.5-Preview has not been scored yet, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed has not been scored yet and Seed Evolving has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for LongCat-2.5-Preview, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed and Seed Evolving 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?
MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for LongCat-2.5-Preview and 256,000 for Seed Evolving. Maximum output per response: LongCat-2.5-Preview up to 131,072, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed up to 131,072, Seed Evolving up to 256,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
LongCat-2.5-Preview accepts text and images; MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed accepts text; Seed Evolving accepts text, images and video. Seed Evolving handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; LongCat-2.5-Preview and Seed Evolving is proprietary.
Which is newer?
LongCat-2.5-Preview is the newest, released Sep 25, 2026. Seed Evolving came out Jun 23, 2026; MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed came out Jun 8, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed 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.
