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Mercury 2 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro

MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 49.8 to 23.6. Mercury 2 is 1.4x cheaper per token.

Inception · Xiaomi · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 49.8 to 23.6, ranking #19 overall.

On price, Mercury 2 is roughly 1.4x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Mercury 2

  • cost matters — it's about 1.4x cheaper per token

Choose MiMo-V2.6-Pro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 49.8 and ranks #19 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Mercury 2
Inception
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Xiaomi
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
23.6
#176
49.8
#19
Reasoning
22.6
#171
45.2
#30
Coding
12.6
#146
41.8
#9
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.25 / M
$0.43 / M
Output price
$0.75 / M
$0.87 / M
Context window
128,000
1,048,576

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Mercury 2 · 18 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro

No common benchmarks found

Mercury 2 and MiMo-V2.6-Prodon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mercury 2 costs less

For input processing, Mercury 2 ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.7x cheaper than MiMo-V2.6-Pro ($0.43/1M tokens).

For output processing, Mercury 2 ($0.75/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than MiMo-V2.6-Pro ($0.87/1M tokens).

In conclusion, MiMo-V2.6-Pro is more expensive than Mercury 2.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com
Inception
Mercury 2
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$0.75
Best providerInception
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Input tokens$0.43
Output tokens$0.87
Best providerXiaomi
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

MiMo-V2.6-Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Mercury 2's 128,000 tokens. Only Mercury 2 specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Inception
Mercury 2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

MiMo-V2.6-Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mercury 2 does not.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Mercury 2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Mercury 2 is licensed under a proprietary license, while MiMo-V2.6-Pro uses MIT.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Mercury 2

Proprietary

Closed source

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mercury 2 was released on 2026-02-24, while MiMo-V2.6-Pro was released on 2026-09-22.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 7 months newer than Mercury 2.

Mercury 2

Feb 24, 2026

7 months ago

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Sep 22, 2026

0 days ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Mercury 2 is available from Inception. MiMo-V2.6-Pro is available from Xiaomi.

Mercury 2

inception logo
Inception
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.75/1M

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

xiaomi logo
Xiaomi
Input Price:Input: $0.43/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.87/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Mercury 2 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Mercury 2
✓ Preferred
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
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FAQ

Common questions about Mercury 2 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro.

Which is better, Mercury 2 or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 49.8 to 23.6. Mercury 2 is made by Inception and MiMo-V2.6-Pro is made by Xiaomi. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Mercury 2 compare to MiMo-V2.6-Pro in benchmarks?

Mercury 2 scores AIME 2025: 91.1%, GPQA: 74.0%, IFBench: 71.0%, LiveCodeBench: 67.0%, Tau2 Airline: 53.0%. MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores CyberGym: 94.0%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 89.9%, OSWorld-Verified: 82.0%, MiMo Cyber Bench: 81.7%, Toolathlon-Verified: 76.9%.

Is Mercury 2 cheaper than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Mercury 2 is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Mercury 2 costs $0.25/M input and $0.75/M output via inception. MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs $0.43/M input and $0.87/M output via xiaomi.

What are the context window sizes for Mercury 2 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Mercury 2 supports 128K tokens and MiMo-V2.6-Pro supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Mercury 2 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (23.6 vs 49.8), context window (128K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.43/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Mercury 2 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Mercury 2 is developed by Inception and MiMo-V2.6-Pro is developed by Xiaomi.

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