Qwen 3.8 Max Prime vs Command A Plus vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed
Too close to call on our weighted score (MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 44, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 42, Command A Plus 35). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
42/100- ECI—
- Price$4.00 / $12.00
- Context1M
CohereCommand A Plus
35/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context128K
XiaomiMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed
44/100- ECI—
- Price$4.35 / $8.70
- Context1.05M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 44/100, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 42/100, Command A Plus 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Command A Plus 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 priceCommand A PlusCommand A Plus $4.38 · 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 · Command A Plus 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsMiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedQwen 3.8 Max Prime: Text, Images, Video · Command A Plus: Text, Images · MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed: Text, Images, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingCommand A Plus and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Qwen 3.8 Max Prime | Command A Plus | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 13 | 19 | 15 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 70 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 24 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 42/100 | 35/100 | 44/100 |
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 | Qwen 3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) | Command A PlusCohere | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeedXiaomi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $4.00 | $2.50 (best) | $4.35 |
| Output | $12.00 | $10.00 | $8.70 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.036 |
| Blended (3:1) | $6.00 | $4.38 (best) | $5.44 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Official Cohere API | Official Xiaomi API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 64,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Open |
| API model ID | — | command-a-plus-05-2026 | mimo-v2.6-pro-ultraspeed |
| API providers | 4 | 1 | 9 (best) |
| Released | Sep 23, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Apr 1, 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Qwen 3.8 Max Prime$64.00
- Command A Plus$45.00
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed$60.90
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime, Command A Plus or MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 44/100, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 42/100, Command A Plus 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Command A Plus 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, Qwen 3.8 Max Prime, Command A Plus or MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed?
Command A Plus is cheaper at $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). 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 $4.38 per million tokens for Command A Plus versus $5.44 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed (1.2× as much) and $6.00 for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has not been scored yet, Command A Plus has not been scored yet and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen 3.8 Max Prime, Command A Plus and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 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 128,000 for Command A Plus. Maximum output per response: Qwen 3.8 Max Prime up to 131,072, Command A Plus up to 64,000, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime accepts text, images and video; Command A Plus accepts text and images; MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed accepts text, images, audio and video. MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Command A Plus and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime 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; Command A Plus came out May 20, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025.
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.
