Gemini 3.8 Flash High vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash compared

Gemini 3.8 Flash High leads the intelligence index 30.8 to 26.7. MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 88% less on blended price. See token costs, speed and which to pick.

Metric	Gemini 3.8 Flash (High)	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Intelligence Index	30.8	26.7
Input price (per 1M tokens)	$0.75	$0.14
Output price (per 1M tokens)	$3.75	$0.28
Output speed (tokens/s)	121	36
Time to first token	27s	3.5s
Release date	2026-09-02	2026-09-21

Metric

Gemini 3.8 Flash (High)

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Intelligence Index

30.8

26.7

Input price (per 1M tokens)

$0.75

$0.14

Output price (per 1M tokens)

$3.75

$0.28

Output speed (tokens/s)

121

Time to first token

27s

3.5s

Release date

2026-09-02

2026-09-21

Choosing between Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) and MiMo-V2.6-Flash also means choosing between Google and Xiaomi. Everything below is read from the benchmark, price and speed data in Franklin AI's catalogue; nothing here comes from a hands-on test. Cost is where they split the most, with MiMo-V2.6-Flash working out at about 12% of Gemini 3.8 Flash High's blended rate.

Cost: MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper

Per million tokens, Gemini 3.8 Flash High charges $0.75 for input and $3.75 for output, while MiMo-V2.6-Flash charges $0.14 and $0.28. That makes MiMo-V2.6-Flash's output 93% cheaper.

For a sample workload of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens, Gemini 3.8 Flash High would cost $1.50 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.20, a difference of $1.30. A bigger example, writing 2,000 drafts of 2,000 output tokens from 300-token prompts, costs $15.45 on Gemini 3.8 Flash High and $1.20 on MiMo-V2.6-Flash: a gap of $14.25. On a 3:1 blend of input to output tokens, that works out to $1.50 versus $0.175 per million.

How fast they respond

Gemini 3.8 Flash High generates about 121 tokens per second and MiMo-V2.6-Flash about 36 tokens per second. Gemini 3.8 Flash High is ahead by 238% on throughput. Time to first token is 27 seconds for Gemini 3.8 Flash High and 3.5 seconds for MiMo-V2.6-Flash. So the two pull in opposite directions, with MiMo-V2.6-Flash quicker off the mark and Gemini 3.8 Flash High quicker once it gets going; the crossover is around 1,200 tokens.

For a 1,500-token response, first token plus generation comes to roughly 40 seconds on Gemini 3.8 Flash High and 45 seconds on MiMo-V2.6-Flash.

When they came out

Gemini 3.8 Flash High came first, on September 2, 2026; MiMo-V2.6-Flash followed on September 21, 2026. They are effectively contemporaries.

Gemini 3.8 Flash High leads on the intelligence index

The catalogue puts Gemini 3.8 Flash High at 30.8 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash at 26.7 on its intelligence index. That is a clear margin for an index that averages many evaluations.

Across the 109 active models with an intelligence score in the catalogue, Gemini 3.8 Flash High ranks 50th and MiMo-V2.6-Flash ranks 64th.

There are no coding or math index scores for either model in the catalogue, which keeps this comparison at the aggregate level.

Score per dollar

Dividing the blended price by the intelligence index gives a rough cost per point: $0.049 for Gemini 3.8 Flash High and $0.0066 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash, per million tokens. Gemini 3.8 Flash High costs 7.4 times as much per point, which is the price of its lead.

Quick answers

Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash better than Gemini 3.8 Flash High?

It depends on what you need: Gemini 3.8 Flash High scores higher on the intelligence index, 30.8 to 26.7; MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 88% cheaper on blended price; Gemini 3.8 Flash High streams output 3.4 times as fast; and MiMo-V2.6-Flash reaches its first token sooner.

Who makes Gemini 3.8 Flash High and MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Gemini 3.8 Flash High is made by Google and MiMo-V2.6-Flash by Xiaomi. Gemini 3.8 Flash High was released on September 2, 2026 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash on September 21, 2026.

When were Gemini 3.8 Flash High and MiMo-V2.6-Flash released?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is newer. It was released on September 21, 2026, 19 days after Gemini 3.8 Flash High (September 2, 2026).

Which model has lower latency?

Gemini 3.8 Flash High generates output faster, at 121 tokens per second against 36 tokens per second. MiMo-V2.6-Flash reaches its first token sooner (3.5 seconds against 27 seconds). Counting the first-token wait, MiMo-V2.6-Flash finishes short replies first and Gemini 3.8 Flash High pulls ahead beyond about 1,200 tokens.

Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash cheaper than Gemini 3.8 Flash High?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper on a blended basis. Gemini 3.8 Flash High lists $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Flash lists $0.14 and $0.28. For 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens that is $1.50 against $0.20.

Final whistle

MiMo-V2.6-Flash has more going for it here, but Gemini 3.8 Flash High is not without an argument. Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash if cost matters ($0.28 against $3.75 per million output tokens) and users are waiting on the first word. Pick Gemini 3.8 Flash High if your outputs often run past about 1,200 tokens and you need the higher overall score (30.8 against 26.7).

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 Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) and MiMo-V2.6-Flash pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.