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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017vs.MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Which one is better?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is clearly ahead in the overall index and is cheaper too: MiMo-V2.5-Pro costs 2.9 times (input) and 1.5 times (output) as much per token.

IntelligenceOverall index, 0 to 100 · higher is better
64

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Rank 14 to 22

3

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Rank 55 to 69

SpeedTokens per second · higher is better
178

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

fast

51

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

slow

PriceDollars per 1M tokens · lower is better
$0.26

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

cheap

$0.54

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

fairly cheap

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Subscription

No DeepSeek subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (Token Plan Individual Lite, with limited credits). 7 plans in Germany.

Via API

$0.15 input, $0.60 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.30 and $1 since Oct 26, 2026.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Subscription

No Xiaomi subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 10 plans in Germany.

Via API

$0.435 input, $0.87 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.48 and $1.80 since Oct 26, 2026.

Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT

Where is the difference?

Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead: 6MiMo-V2.5-Pro ahead: 0level: 0too little data: 4of 10 areas

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017MiMo-V2.5-Pro0 to 100, higher is better
Areas in the overall index
CodingDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 aheadDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 72MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 4
ReasoningDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 aheadDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 3
Mathematicsonly MiMo-V2.5-Pro has a scoreDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: not enough dataMiMo-V2.5-Pro: 6
KnowledgeDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 aheadDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 33MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 3
AgentsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 aheadDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 75MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 1
Generalonly MiMo-V2.5-Pro has a scoreDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: not enough dataMiMo-V2.5-Pro: 11
Multimodalonly DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has a scoreDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 55MiMo-V2.5-Pro: not enough data
Specialist fields
FinanceDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 aheadDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 69MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 8
LegalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 aheadDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 76MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 2
Healthonly MiMo-V2.5-Pro has a scoreDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: not enough dataMiMo-V2.5-Pro: 3

See for yourself: same task, one attempt

The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.

Pelican on a bicycle

A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Not tested yet

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

MiMo-V2.5-Pro: Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt
Run date
Oct 1, 2026
API provider
openrouter
Requested API model
xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-pro
API model reported in response
xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-pro
Reasoning setting
high
Pinned endpoint
Xiaomi | xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-pro-20260422
Temperature
Provider default
Token limit including reasoning
8,192 tokens
Test protocol
community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks
Passed, not a quality rating
Response time
110.7 s

Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.

Earlier attempts (1)
  • Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
Prompt and test conditions

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle

Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens

Task origin (Simon Willison)
SVG short test

There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.

MetricDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Intelligence
Overall index0 to 100, higher is better643
RankRank 14 to 22 of 95Rank 55 to 69 of 95
Price per 1M tokens
Inputwhat you send$0.15$0.435
Outputwhat the model writes$0.60$0.87
Speed
Tokens per second17851
Technical
Context windowhow much text the model reads at once1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages
Knowledge cutoffn/an/a
ReleasedOct 17, 2026Apr 27, 2026
AvailabilityOpen SourceOpen Source
Open weightsyesyes
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: At peak times (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 01:00-04:00 UTC; Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 06:00-10:00 UTC) the price is $0.30 input and $1.20 output per 1M tokens. The table shows the off-peak price.
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Time-based API pricing: Off peak: $0.15 input, $0.60 output, and $0.003 cached input. Weekdays UTC 01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00: $0.30, $1.20, and $0.006. Chinese public holidays are excluded. Source

Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis

Shared benchmarks

Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.

A: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017B: MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Code MigrationOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 21.6%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 61.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 55.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 57%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 41.5%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 15.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,666MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 1,480LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.4%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 11.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 31.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 0.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 87.7%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 34.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCLI · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 35.6%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 14%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBComps · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 49.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 47.3%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Show 54 more benchmarks
Finance Agent (v2)Adjustments · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 58.4%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 34.4%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 59.1%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 18.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevHTML development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,705MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 1,473LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 23.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 3.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Hardware · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 6.7%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCOBOL · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 70%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 44.3%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBDataroom · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 82.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 78%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)All-Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 28.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 91.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 77.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevReact development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,672MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 1,469LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 73.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 32.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Media · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 25%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Code MigrationCode Quality · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 3.992 / 5MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 3.382 / 5Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026
EMBDCF · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 53%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 43.6%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Comparables · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 47.5%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 40.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 44.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 11.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
LMArena Code Arena WebDevWeb development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,666MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 1,480LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 56.4%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 15%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0ML · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 42.4%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMBLBO · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 57.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 47.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Disclosure Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 66.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 53.1%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 87.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 81.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 75%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 42.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Operations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 18.5%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMBM&A · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 62.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 64.1%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Earnings Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 75.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 54.6%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 37%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 11.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 55.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 10.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Science · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 38.1%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMBMisc · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 60.9%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 50.6%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Financial Modeling · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 22.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 9.9%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 84.9%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 80.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 72.5%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 23.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Security · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 26.7%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMBOperating · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 66.1%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 55.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)General Qualitative Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 74.1%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 50.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 42.1%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 13.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 33.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 4.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Terminal-Bench 4.0Software · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 37%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 1.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMBScratch · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 68.5%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 57.9%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)General Quantitative Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 79.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 61%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 86.6%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 82.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 79.4%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 31.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
EMBTemplate · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 54.7%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 52.1%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Market Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 62.7%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 49%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchCriminal · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 35.1%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 14%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 45.7%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 16.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Finance Agent (v2)Precedents · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 26.5%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 20.6%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026
Legal Research BenchCriminal · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 83.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 76.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 79.5%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 43.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchFamily · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 27.3%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 4.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 46.7%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 19.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Legal Research BenchFamily · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 74.2%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 58.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026
Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identicalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 70.8%MiMo-V2.5-Pro: 41.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

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