MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed vs Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3.8 Max Preview 47, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 44, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 42). The right pick depends on what you value most.
XiaomiMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed
44/100- ECI—
- Price$4.35 / $8.70
- Context1.05M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
42/100- ECI—
- Price$4.00 / $12.00
- Context1M
- Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
47/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Qwen3.8 Max Preview 47/100, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 44/100, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 42/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3.8 Max Preview on price and MiMo-V2.6-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 priceQwen3.8 Max PreviewQwen3.8 Max Preview $3.00 · MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed $5.44 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime $6.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 1,048,576 · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 1,000,000 · Qwen3.8 Max Preview 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Qwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video · Qwen3.8 Max Preview: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed | Qwen 3.8 Max Prime | Qwen3.8 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 15 | 13 | 27 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 80 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 44/100 | 42/100 | 47/100 |
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 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedXiaomi | Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) | Qwen3.8 Max PreviewAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $4.35 | $4.00 | $2.00 (best) |
| Output | $8.70 | $12.00 | $6.00 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.036 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $5.44 | $6.00 | $3.00 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Xiaomi API | Median of 4 providers | Median of 6 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | mimo-v2.6-pro-ultraspeed | — | — |
| API providers | 9 (best) | 4 | 6 |
| Released | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | Jul 19, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed$60.90
- Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview$32.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime or Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Qwen3.8 Max Preview 47/100, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 44/100, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 42/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3.8 Max Preview on price and MiMo-V2.6-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, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime or Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview is cheaper at $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 6 API providers). MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed costs $4.35 input / $8.70 output per million tokens (official Xiaomi API price); Qwen 3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Qwen3.8 Max Preview versus $5.44 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed (1.8× as much) and $6.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed has not been scored yet, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has not been scored yet and Qwen3.8 Max Preview has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and Qwen3.8 Max Preview 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-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and 1,000,000 for Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Maximum output per response: MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed up to 131,072, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime up to 131,072, Qwen3.8 Max Preview up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed accepts text, images, audio and video; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime accepts text, images and video; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text, images and video. MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime and Qwen3.8 Max Preview is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime is the newest, released Sep 23, 2026. MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed came out Sep 21, 2026; Qwen3.8 Max Preview came out Jul 19, 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 Oct 4, 2026.
