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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Seed 2.1 Pro vs Motif 3 vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed

Seed 2.1 Pro comes out ahead, 50 to 44 and 43 on our weighted score, though Motif 3 is 2× cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    ByteDance Seed

    Seed 2.1 Pro

    Released Jun 23, 2026

    50/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.891 / $4.45
    • Context256K
  2. Motif Technologies

    Motif 3

    Released Aug 7, 2026

    44/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $2.00
    • Context262K
  3. Xiaomi

    MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed

    Released Jun 8, 2026Beta

    43/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.30 / $2.61
    • Context1.05M
01 — Verdict

Seed 2.1 Pro is our pick

Seed 2.1 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Motif 3 (44) and MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed (43). It leads on inputs & features. Motif 3 wins on price. MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed wins on 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 priceMotif 3Motif 3 $0.875 · MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed $1.63 · Seed 2.1 Pro $1.78 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedMiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed 1,048,576 · Motif 3 262,144 · Seed 2.1 Pro 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSeed 2.1 ProSeed 2.1 Pro: Text, Images, Video · Motif 3: Text · MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed: Text
  • Self-hostingMotif 3 and MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedPublishes downloadable weights (MIT)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightSeed 2.1 ProMotif 3MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed
Price50%385340
Inputs & features30%803535
Context window20%363761
Overall100%50/10044/10043/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Seed 2.1 Pro vs Motif 3 vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed specifications side by side
SpecificationSeed 2.1 ProByteDance SeedMotif 3Motif TechnologiesMiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeedXiaomi
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.891$0.50 (best)$1.30
Output$4.45$2.00 (best)$2.61
Cached input$0.178—$0.011 (best)
Blended (3:1)$1.78$0.875 (best)$1.63
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Volcengine Ark APIMedian of 1 providersOfficial Xiaomi API
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output256,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesNoNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoYesNoNo
ReasoningYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · maxYesYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenMITOpen
API model IDdoubao-seed-2-1-pro-260628—mimo-v2.5-pro-ultraspeed
API providers2 (best)11
ReleasedJun 23, 2026Aug 7, 2026Jun 8, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——Dec 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Seed 2.1 Pro$17.81
  • Motif 3$9.00
  • MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed$18.27
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Seed 2.1 Pro, Motif 3 or MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed?

Seed 2.1 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Motif 3 (44) and MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed (43). It leads on inputs & features. Motif 3 wins on price. MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed wins on 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, Seed 2.1 Pro, Motif 3 or MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed?

Motif 3 is cheaper at $0.50 input / $2.00 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 2.1 Pro 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 $0.875 per million tokens for Motif 3 versus $1.63 for MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed (1.9× as much) and $1.78 for Seed 2.1 Pro (2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Seed 2.1 Pro has not been scored yet, Motif 3 has not been scored yet and MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Seed 2.1 Pro, Motif 3 and MiMo-V2.5-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-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 262,144 for Motif 3 and 256,000 for Seed 2.1 Pro. Maximum output per response: Seed 2.1 Pro up to 256,000, Motif 3 up to 262,144, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Seed 2.1 Pro accepts text, images and video; Motif 3 accepts text; MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed accepts text. Seed 2.1 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Motif 3 and MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.1 Pro is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Motif 3 is the newest, released Aug 7, 2026. Seed 2.1 Pro 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.