DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro compared

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max leads the intelligence index 32.6 to 29.9. Compare price, speed, latency and a clear verdict.

Metric	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)	MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Intelligence Index	32.6	29.9
Input price (per 1M tokens)	$0.30	$0.435
Output price (per 1M tokens)	$1.20	$0.87
Output speed (tokens/s)	162	41
Time to first token	1.2s	3.0s
Release date	2026-10-17	2026-09-21

Metric

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Intelligence Index

32.6

29.9

Input price (per 1M tokens)

$0.30

$0.435

Output price (per 1M tokens)

$1.20

$0.87

Output speed (tokens/s)

162

Time to first token

1.2s

3.0s

Release date

2026-10-17

2026-09-21

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) and MiMo-V2.6-Pro are close rivals from DeepSeek and Xiaomi. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max streams output at about 162 tokens per second, 3.9 times the rate of MiMo-V2.6-Pro. The figures come from tracked catalogue data, not from our own testing, so treat them as a starting point for a trial on your tasks.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is the faster writer

Once a response is under way, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max produces roughly 162 tokens per second against 41 tokens per second for MiMo-V2.6-Pro. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is ahead by 294% on throughput. The wait for the first token averages 1.2 seconds on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max against 3.0 seconds on MiMo-V2.6-Pro. In an interactive app, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max will feel noticeably more responsive.

Add the two numbers up for a 600-token reply and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max finishes first: 4.9 seconds for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max, 18 seconds for MiMo-V2.6-Pro.

Release timing

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max arrived on October 17, 2026, 26 days after MiMo-V2.6-Pro (September 21, 2026). They are effectively contemporaries.

What they cost

The list prices are $0.30 in and $1.20 out for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max, and $0.435 in and $0.87 out for MiMo-V2.6-Pro, per million tokens. The rates cross over. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is cheaper to feed and MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper to hear back from.

For a sample workload of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max would cost $0.54 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.61, a difference of $0.069. Scale it up to a month of coding-assistant traffic at 30 million input and 3 million output tokens and the bill is $12.60 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max against $15.66 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro.

Reasoning and overall scores

The catalogue puts DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max at 32.6 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro at 29.9 on its intelligence index. It is a small margin for an index that averages many evaluations.

Among 109 active scored models, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max sits 45th and MiMo-V2.6-Pro 55th.

Neither model has a separate coding or math index recorded yet, so those narrower comparisons will have to wait for more data.

Value for money

Per point of intelligence index, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max costs $0.016 of blended price per million tokens and MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.018. With the higher score and the lower cost per point, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is the better value per point on these numbers.

Frequently asked questions

Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro better than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max?

Where the data separates them, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is ahead each time: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max scores higher on the intelligence index, 32.6 to 29.9; their blended prices are about the same; and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max streams output 3.9 times as fast.

When were DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max and MiMo-V2.6-Pro released?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is newer. It was released on October 17, 2026, 26 days after MiMo-V2.6-Pro (September 21, 2026).

Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max?

They cost about the same. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max lists $0.30 in and $1.20 out per million tokens, and MiMo-V2.6-Pro lists $0.435 and $0.87.

Was this comparison tested by hand?

The figures are the recorded benchmark, price and speed data in Franklin AI's model catalogue. This page is written from that data automatically; neither model was tested by hand for it.

Are DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max and MiMo-V2.6-Pro from the same company?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is made by DeepSeek and MiMo-V2.6-Pro by Xiaomi. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max was released on October 17, 2026 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro on September 21, 2026.

Final whistle

In one line: on these numbers DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is the clear pick over MiMo-V2.6-Pro. Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro only if your own tests show an advantage the recorded data does not. Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max if long outputs need to finish quickly and you need the higher overall score (32.6 against 29.9).

Where the numbers come from

The scores, speed and prices in this comparison come from independent third-party model evaluations that Franklin AI syncs each day, and the article was written from a snapshot of them. For the latest results, open the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) and MiMo-V2.6-Pro pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.