Head-to-head AI model comparison graphic: GLM-5.3-Flash (Z AI) vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro (Xiaomi). Intelligence index 27.8 vs 29.9; output speed 56 vs 41 tokens per second; time to first token 1.6s vs 3.0s; output price $0.50 vs $0.87 per million tokens; input price $0.15 vs $0.435 per million tokens. franklineh.com
GLM-5.3-Flash vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro: head-to-head AI benchmark comparison. GLM-5.3-Flash leads on output speed, time to first token, output price and input price; MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads on intelligence index.
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GLM-5.3-Flash vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro: which is cheaper?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the intelligence index 29.9 to 27.8. GLM-5.3-Flash costs 56% less on blended price. See token costs, speed and which to pick.

Pick it for GLM-5.3-Flash

  • Lower cost: $0.25 against $0.61 for 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens.
  • Shorter wait for the first token: 1.6 seconds against 3.0 seconds.
  • Faster output: 56 tokens per second against 41 tokens per second.

Pick it for MiMo-V2.6-Pro

  • Higher intelligence index: 29.9 against 27.8.

By the numbers

MetricGLM-5.3-FlashMiMo-V2.6-Pro
Intelligence Index27.829.9
Input price (per 1M tokens)$0.15$0.435
Output price (per 1M tokens)$0.50$0.87
Output speed (tokens/s)5641
Time to first token1.6s3.0s
Release date2026-08-262026-09-21

GLM-5.3-Flash and MiMo-V2.6-Pro are close rivals from Z AI and Xiaomi. No hands-on testing went into this write-up; it summarises the recorded benchmark, price and speed data for both models. Price separates them more than anything else; on a blended basis MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs 2.3 times as much as GLM-5.3-Flash.

Price per token

GLM-5.3-Flash lists $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Pro lists $0.435 and $0.87. MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs 1.7 times as much per output token.

Take 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens: that comes to $0.25 on GLM-5.3-Flash and $0.61 on MiMo-V2.6-Pro. Scale it up to classifying 100,000 short messages at 150 input tokens and 5 output tokens each and the bill is $2.50 for GLM-5.3-Flash against $6.96 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro. On a 3:1 blend of input to output tokens, that works out to $0.238 versus $0.544 per million.

GLM-5.3-Flash is the faster writer

GLM-5.3-Flash generates about 56 tokens per second and MiMo-V2.6-Pro about 41 tokens per second. That makes GLM-5.3-Flash roughly 1.4 times as fast at writing. Before any text appears, GLM-5.3-Flash takes 1.6 seconds and MiMo-V2.6-Pro 3.0 seconds. GLM-5.3-Flash gets to its first token 1.9 times as fast.

Put together, a 1,000-token answer would take about 20 seconds from GLM-5.3-Flash and 27 seconds from MiMo-V2.6-Pro, counting the first-token wait.

How the intelligence index compares

GLM-5.3-Flash records 27.8 on the intelligence index and MiMo-V2.6-Pro records 29.9. It is a small margin for an index that averages many evaluations.

Across the 109 active models with an intelligence score in the catalogue, GLM-5.3-Flash ranks 63rd and MiMo-V2.6-Pro ranks 55th.

The catalogue does not yet split either model's score into coding and math indexes.

Is the price in proportion?

Dividing the blended price by the intelligence index gives a rough cost per point: $0.0085 for GLM-5.3-Flash and $0.018 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro, per million tokens. So MiMo-V2.6-Pro buys its higher score at a premium, while GLM-5.3-Flash is the value pick, paying 53% less per point.

Generation gap

The release dates are August 26, 2026 for GLM-5.3-Flash and September 21, 2026 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro, 26 days apart. That is close enough to count them as the same generation.

Common questions about GLM-5.3-Flash and MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Is GLM-5.3-Flash better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Not across the board: MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on the intelligence index, 29.9 to 27.8; GLM-5.3-Flash is 56% cheaper on blended price; and GLM-5.3-Flash streams output 1.4 times as fast.

How much do GLM-5.3-Flash and MiMo-V2.6-Pro cost?

GLM-5.3-Flash is cheaper on a blended basis. GLM-5.3-Flash lists $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Pro lists $0.435 and $0.87. For 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens that is $0.25 against $0.61.

Where do these numbers come from?

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.

Which is faster, GLM-5.3-Flash or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

GLM-5.3-Flash generates output faster, at 56 tokens per second against 41 tokens per second. GLM-5.3-Flash reaches its first token sooner (1.6 seconds against 3.0 seconds).

Which is newer, GLM-5.3-Flash or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is newer. It was released on September 21, 2026, 26 days after GLM-5.3-Flash (August 26, 2026).

Final whistle

GLM-5.3-Flash has more going for it here, but MiMo-V2.6-Pro is not without an argument. Pick GLM-5.3-Flash if cost matters ($0.50 against $0.87 per million output tokens) and users are waiting on the first word. Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro if you need the higher overall score (29.9 against 27.8).

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 GLM-5.3-Flash and MiMo-V2.6-Pro pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.

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