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

Which one is better?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is clearly ahead in the overall index, but costs 1.1 times (input) and 2.1 times (output) as much per token.

IntelligenceOverall index, 0 to 100 · higher is better

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Rank 14 to 22

MiMo-V2.5

Rank 60 to 69

SpeedTokens per second · higher is better

178

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

fast

MiMo-V2.5

fairly slow

PriceDollars per 1M tokens · lower is better

$0.26

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

cheap

$0.18

MiMo-V2.5

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

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: $0.14 input, $0.28 output per 1M tokens, cheaper since Oct 26, 2026 (before $0.168 and $0.336).

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: 7MiMo-V2.5 ahead: 0level: 0too little data: 3of 10 areas

AreaDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017MiMo-V2.50 to 100, higher is betterResult

Areas in the overall index

CodingDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead725

ReasoningDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead452

Mathematicsonly MiMo-V2.5 has a scorenot enough data4

KnowledgeDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead332

AgentsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead753

Generalonly MiMo-V2.5 has a scorenot enough data4

MultimodalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead554

Specialist fields

FinanceDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead693

LegalDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead76below 1

Healthonly MiMo-V2.5 has a scorenot enough databelow 1

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

The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.

Reasoning (requested): high

Current attempt

Run date: Oct 5, 2026
API provider: openrouter
Requested API model: xiaomi/mimo-v2.5
API model reported in response: xiaomi/mimo-v2.5
Reasoning setting: high
Pinned endpoint: Xiaomi | xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-20260422
Temperature: Provider default
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Test protocol: community-visual-tests-v1
Technical checks: Failed
Response time: 136.3 s

Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.

Earlier attempts (3)

Oct 2, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
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.

Metric	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	MiMo-V2.5
Intelligence
Overall index0 to 100, higher is better	64	2
Rank	Rank 14 to 22 of 95	Rank 60 to 69 of 95
Price per 1M tokens
Inputwhat you send	$0.15	$0.14
Outputwhat the model writes	$0.60	$0.28
Speed
Tokens per second	178	72
Technical
Context windowhow much text the model reads at once	1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages	1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages
Knowledge cutoff	n/a	n/a
Released	Oct 17, 2026	Apr 23, 2026
Availability	Open Source	Open Source
Open weights	yes	yes

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

Code MigrationOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical44.2%14.2%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026

EMBOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical61.8%55.1%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical57%36.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchOverall · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical45.2%9.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

LMArena Code Arena WebDevOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical1,6661,438LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026

Tax Agent BenchOverall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical44.4%7.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Vibe Code Bench v1.1Overall · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical87.7%42.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Code MigrationCLI · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical35.6%9.9%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026

EMBComps · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical49.8%47.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Adjustments · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical58.4%31.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

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Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical59.1%10.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

LMArena Code Arena WebDevHTML development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical1,7051,430LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026

Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical23.3%0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Code MigrationCOBOL · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical70%27.3%Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026

EMBDataroom · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical82.8%75%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)All-Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical45.2%23.8%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchAdministrative / Regulatory · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical91.3%71.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

LMArena Code Arena WebDevReact development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical1,6721,425LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026

Tax Agent BenchControversy & Precedence Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical73.2%31.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Code MigrationCode Quality · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical3.992 / 52.788 / 5Vals AIAs of 10/18/2026

EMBDCF · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical53%52.5%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Comparables · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical47.5%31.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical44.2%9.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

LMArena Code Arena WebDevWeb development · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical1,6661,438LMArenaAs of 10/27/2026

Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical56.4%12.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

EMBLBO · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical57.8%45%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Disclosure Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical66.3%47.3%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchBusiness & Commercial · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical87.8%75.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchCurrent & Temporal Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical75%30.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

EMBM&A · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical62.3%60.4%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Earnings Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical75.3%45%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical37%11.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical55.8%7.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

EMBMisc · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical60.9%54%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Financial Modeling · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical22.8%5.3%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchCivil Litigation · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical84.9%71.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchFact-Pattern Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical72.5%29.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

EMBOperating · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical66.1%51.5%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)General Qualitative Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical74.1%48%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical42.1%7.9%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical33.3%3.3%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

EMBScratch · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical68.5%57.1%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)General Quantitative Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical79.2%55.7%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchConstitutional / Civil Rights · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical86.6%75.8%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchForms & Filings · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical79.4%19.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

EMBTemplate · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical54.7%52.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Market Analysis · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical62.7%48.6%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchCriminal · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical35.1%7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical45.7%17%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Finance Agent (v2)Precedents · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical26.5%17.2%Vals AIAs of 10/20/2026

Legal Research BenchCriminal · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical83.2%67.5%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchNumbers & Calculations · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical79.5%43.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Legal Research BenchFamily · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical27.3%0%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical46.7%7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Legal Research BenchFamily · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical74.2%52.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchRule & Source Lookup · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical70.8%21.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Legal Research BenchHealth · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical66.7%6.7%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Tax Agent BenchWeighted Pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical74.9%29.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Legal Research BenchHealth · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical96.2%71.6%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Legal Research BenchImmigration · All-pass · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical36.4%9.1%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Legal Research BenchImmigration · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical79%57.4%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

Legal Research BenchOverall · Weighted partial credit · higher is betterTest setup not documented as identical86.3%68.2%Vals AIAs of 10/26/2026

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Where is the difference?

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