Mercury 3 vs Muse Wonder Full vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash comes out ahead, 78 to 72 and 51 on our weighted score, though Mercury 3 is 7% cheaper per token.
InceptionMercury 3
51/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.35
- Context1M
MetaMuse Wonder Full
72/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1.05M
- Our pick
XiaomiMiMo-V2.6-Flash
78/100- ECI—
- Price$0.14 / $0.28
- Context1.05M
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is our pick
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Muse Wonder Full (72) and Mercury 3 (51). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceMercury 3Mercury 3 $0.163 · MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.175 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Muse Wonder Full unpriced
- Longest contextMuse Wonder Full and MiMo-V2.6-FlashMuse Wonder Full 1,048,576 · MiMo-V2.6-Flash 1,048,576 · Mercury 3 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsMuse Wonder Full and MiMo-V2.6-FlashMercury 3: Text · Muse Wonder Full: Text, Images, Audio, Video · MiMo-V2.6-Flash: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingMiMo-V2.6-FlashPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Mercury 3 | Muse Wonder Full | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 45 | 80 | 90 |
| Context window | 40% | 60 | 61 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 51/100 | 72/100 | 78/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Mercury 3Inception | Muse Wonder FullMeta | MiMo-V2.6-FlashXiaomi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.10 (best) | — | $0.14 |
| Output | $0.35 | — | $0.28 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.01 | — | $0.0028 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.163 (best) | — | $0.175 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Inception API | — | Official Xiaomi API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | — | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | Yes |
| Video | No | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | mercury-3 | — | mimo-v2.6-flash |
| API providers | 3 | — | 23 (best) |
| Released | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Mercury 3$1.70
- Muse Wonder Full—
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash$1.96
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mercury 3, Muse Wonder Full or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Muse Wonder Full (72) and Mercury 3 (51). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Mercury 3, Muse Wonder Full or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Mercury 3 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.35 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $0.14 input / $0.28 output per million tokens (official Xiaomi API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.163 per million tokens for Mercury 3 versus $0.175 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash (1.1× as much). Muse Wonder Full has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Mercury 3 has not been scored yet, Muse Wonder Full has not been scored yet and MiMo-V2.6-Flash has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mercury 3, Muse Wonder Full and MiMo-V2.6-Flash 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?
Muse Wonder Full and MiMo-V2.6-Flash have the largest context windows (1,048,576 and 1,048,576 tokens), against 1,000,000 for Mercury 3. Maximum output per response: Mercury 3 up to 131,072, MiMo-V2.6-Flash up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mercury 3 accepts text; Muse Wonder Full accepts text, images, audio and video; MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts text, images, audio and video. Muse Wonder Full handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Mercury 3 and Muse Wonder Full is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mercury 3 is the newest, released Oct 16, 2026. Muse Wonder Full came out Oct 12, 2026; MiMo-V2.6-Flash came out Sep 22, 2026.
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 Nov 2, 2026.
