GPT-5.6 Terra Max vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro: which is cheaper?

GPT-5.6 Terra Max leads the intelligence index 32.3 to 29.9. Price per token, response speed and when to pick each.

Metric	GPT-5.6 Terra (Max)	MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Intelligence Index	32.3	29.9
Input price (per 1M tokens)	$2.00	$0.435
Output price (per 1M tokens)	$12.00	$0.87
Output speed (tokens/s)	116	41
Time to first token	3.4 min	3.0s
Release date	2026-07-09	2026-09-21

Metric

GPT-5.6 Terra (Max)

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Intelligence Index

32.3

29.9

Input price (per 1M tokens)

$2.00

$0.435

Output price (per 1M tokens)

$12.00

$0.87

Output speed (tokens/s)

116

Time to first token

3.4 min

3.0s

Release date

2026-07-09

2026-09-21

GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) and MiMo-V2.6-Pro are close rivals from OpenAI and Xiaomi. Price separates them more than anything else; on a blended basis GPT-5.6 Terra Max costs 8.3 times as much as MiMo-V2.6-Pro. All numbers are the catalogue's recorded values; nobody ran either model by hand for this page.

Token pricing and a sample bill

Per million tokens, GPT-5.6 Terra Max charges $2.00 for input and $12.00 for output, while MiMo-V2.6-Pro charges $0.435 and $0.87. For output tokens, GPT-5.6 Terra Max is 14 times the price of MiMo-V2.6-Pro.

A reference job of 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens costs $4.40 with GPT-5.6 Terra Max and $0.61 with MiMo-V2.6-Pro, so MiMo-V2.6-Pro saves $3.79. Scale it up to a support assistant answering 10,000 conversations of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each and the bill is $100 for GPT-5.6 Terra Max against $13.05 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro. Blended at three input tokens per output token, the effective rates are $4.50 for GPT-5.6 Terra Max and $0.544 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro.

Overall capability: 2.4 points apart

The catalogue puts GPT-5.6 Terra Max at 32.3 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro at 29.9 on its intelligence index. It is a small margin for an index that averages many evaluations.

For context, that places GPT-5.6 Terra Max 46th and MiMo-V2.6-Pro 55th out of 109 scored models still on offer.

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

Generation gap

GPT-5.6 Terra Max came first, on July 9, 2026; MiMo-V2.6-Pro followed on September 21, 2026.

Cost per point of intelligence

Per point of intelligence index, GPT-5.6 Terra Max costs $0.14 of blended price per million tokens and MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.018. MiMo-V2.6-Pro delivers each index point for 87% less; whether GPT-5.6 Terra Max's extra 2.4 points are worth the premium depends on how often your tasks need them.

Throughput and time to first token

Once a response is under way, GPT-5.6 Terra Max produces roughly 116 tokens per second against 41 tokens per second for MiMo-V2.6-Pro. GPT-5.6 Terra Max is ahead by 182% on throughput. Before any text appears, GPT-5.6 Terra Max takes 3.4 minutes and MiMo-V2.6-Pro 3.0 seconds. GPT-5.6 Terra Max writes faster once it starts, but MiMo-V2.6-Pro's head start is large enough that MiMo-V2.6-Pro still finishes first at any typical reply length; GPT-5.6 Terra Max only catches up beyond about 13,000 tokens. A first-token wait of that length suits background work better than live conversation.

Add the two numbers up for a 600-token reply and MiMo-V2.6-Pro finishes first: 3.5 minutes for GPT-5.6 Terra Max, 18 seconds for MiMo-V2.6-Pro.

FAQ

Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro better than GPT-5.6 Terra Max?

Neither wins everywhere: GPT-5.6 Terra Max scores higher on the intelligence index, 32.3 to 29.9; MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 88% cheaper on blended price; GPT-5.6 Terra Max streams output 2.8 times as fast; and MiMo-V2.6-Pro reaches its first token sooner.

When were GPT-5.6 Terra Max and MiMo-V2.6-Pro released?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is newer. It was released on September 21, 2026, about 2 months after GPT-5.6 Terra Max (July 9, 2026).

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.

Does GPT-5.6 Terra Max respond faster than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

GPT-5.6 Terra Max generates output faster, at 116 tokens per second against 41 tokens per second. MiMo-V2.6-Pro reaches its first token sooner (3.0 seconds against 3.4 minutes). Counting the first-token wait, MiMo-V2.6-Pro finishes first for any reply shorter than about 13,000 tokens.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.6 Terra Max or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper on a blended basis. GPT-5.6 Terra Max lists $2.00 per million input tokens and $12.00 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 $4.40 against $0.61.

Final whistle

The verdict: MiMo-V2.6-Pro has more going for it here, but GPT-5.6 Terra Max is not without an argument. Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro if cost matters ($0.87 against $12.00 per million output tokens) and users are waiting on the first word. Pick GPT-5.6 Terra Max if you need the higher overall score (32.3 against 29.9) and you generate very long outputs, beyond about 13,000 tokens.

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 GPT-5.6 Terra (Max) and MiMo-V2.6-Pro pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.