Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiMo V2.6 Flash?

MiMo V2.6 Flash has the lowest input price. Per 1M input tokens: Gemini 3.8 Flash from $0.75 and MiMo V2.6 Flash from $0.14.

Which is smarter, Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiMo V2.6 Flash?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores highest on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: Gemini 3.8 Flash 30.8 and MiMo V2.6 Flash 26.7.

Can I switch between Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiMo V2.6 Flash without changing my code?

Yes. All of them are served through FastRouter's OpenAI-compatible API, so switching is a change of the model parameter (google/gemini-3.8-flash, xiaomi/mimo-v2.6-flash).

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs MiMo V2.6 Flash

Side-by-side pricing per provider, context window, benchmark scores and speed, all on one OpenAI-compatible API.

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Gemini 3.8 Flash Googlegoogle/gemini-3.8-flash

MiMo V2.6 Flash Xiaomixiaomi/mimo-v2.6-flash

Creator

Google

Xiaomi

Released

Sep 2, 2026

Sep 21, 2026

Context window

1.05M

Max output

66K

131K

Input / 1MLowest provider price

$0.75

$0.14

Output / 1MLowest provider price

$3.75

$0.28

Providers

IntelligenceArtificial Analysis index

30.8

26.7

Accepts

Text, Image, Audio, Video, Files

Text, Image, Video, Audio

Produces

Text

Tool calling

Yes

Structured output

Yes

Reasoning

Yes

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs MiMo V2.6 Flash: summary

Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiMo V2.6 Flash are both available through FastRouter's OpenAI-compatible API, so switching between them is a change of model id, not a new integration.

Gemini 3.8 Flash, from Google, has a 1,048,576-token context window, costs from $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output tokens across 2 providers and scores 30.8 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.

MiMo V2.6 Flash, from Xiaomi, has a 1,048,576-token context window, costs $0.14/1M input and $0.28/1M output tokens and scores 26.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.

MiMo V2.6 Flash is the cheapest on input, 5.4× cheaper than the next model and Gemini 3.8 Flash scores highest for intelligence.

Switch with one line

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.fastrouter.ai/api/v1", api_key="<FASTROUTER_API_KEY>") client.chat.completions.create(model="google/gemini-3.8-flash", messages=[...]) # or client.chat.completions.create(model="xiaomi/mimo-v2.6-flash", messages=[...])

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Benchmark scores sourced from ArtificialAnalysis