Qwen3.8 Flash Next vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs MiniCPM5-2B
MiMo-V2.6-Flash comes out ahead, 79 to 70 and 53 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 Flash Next
70/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.50
- Context262K
- Our pick
XiaomiMiMo-V2.6-Flash
79/100- ECI—
- Price$0.14 / $0.28
- Context1.05M
OpenBMB
MiniCPM5-2B
53/100- ECI—
- Price$0.124 / $0.743
- Context131K
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is our pick
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Qwen3.8 Flash Next (70) and MiniCPM5-2B (53). It leads on price and context window. 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-V2.6-FlashMiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.175 · Qwen3.8 Flash Next $0.275 · MiniCPM5-2B $0.279 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMiMo-V2.6-FlashMiMo-V2.6-Flash 1,048,576 · Qwen3.8 Flash Next 262,144 · MiniCPM5-2B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsMiMo-V2.6-FlashQwen3.8 Flash Next: Text, Images, Video · MiMo-V2.6-Flash: Text, Images, Audio, Video · MiniCPM5-2B: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3.8 Flash Next | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniCPM5-2B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 76 | 86 | 76 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 80 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 61 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 70/100 | 79/100 | 53/100 |
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 | Qwen3.8 Flash NextAlibaba (Qwen) | MiMo-V2.6-FlashXiaomi | MiniCPM5-2BOpenBMB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 | $0.14 | $0.124 (best) |
| Output | $0.50 | $0.28 (best) | $0.743 |
| Cached input | — | $0.0028 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.275 | $0.175 (best) | $0.279 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 5 providers | Official Xiaomi API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | No |
| Video | Yes | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Openqwen-community-1.0 | Open | Openapache-2.0 |
| API model ID | — | mimo-v2.6-flash | — |
| API providers | 5 | 18 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Aug 27, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 6, 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.
- Qwen3.8 Flash Next$3.00
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash$1.96
- MiniCPM5-2B$2.73
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3.8 Flash Next, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or MiniCPM5-2B?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Qwen3.8 Flash Next (70) and MiniCPM5-2B (53). It leads on price and context window. 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, Qwen3.8 Flash Next, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or MiniCPM5-2B?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 input / $0.28 output per million tokens (official Xiaomi API price). Qwen3.8 Flash Next costs $0.20 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers); MiniCPM5-2B costs $0.124 input / $0.743 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for MiMo-V2.6-Flash versus $0.275 for Qwen3.8 Flash Next (1.6× as much) and $0.279 for MiniCPM5-2B (1.6× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3.8 Flash Next has not been scored yet, MiMo-V2.6-Flash has not been scored yet and MiniCPM5-2B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.8 Flash Next, MiMo-V2.6-Flash and MiniCPM5-2B 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-Flash has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3.8 Flash Next and 131,072 for MiniCPM5-2B. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.8 Flash Next up to 131,072, MiMo-V2.6-Flash up to 131,072, MiniCPM5-2B up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3.8 Flash Next accepts text, images and video; MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts text, images, audio and video; MiniCPM5-2B accepts text. MiMo-V2.6-Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (qwen-community-1.0 and apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the newest, released Sep 22, 2026. MiniCPM5-2B came out Sep 6, 2026; Qwen3.8 Flash Next came out Aug 27, 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.
