MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Mistral Large 4 High compared

MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads the intelligence index 26.7 to 26.1. MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 83% less on blended price. Compare price, speed, latency and a clear verdict.

Metric	MiMo-V2.6-Flash	Mistral Large 4 (High)
Intelligence Index	26.7	26.1
Input price (per 1M tokens)	$0.14	$0.70
Output price (per 1M tokens)	$0.28	$2.10
Output speed (tokens/s)	36	139
Time to first token	3.5s	1.7s
Release date	2026-09-21	2026-10-29

Metric

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Mistral Large 4 (High)

Intelligence Index

26.7

26.1

Input price (per 1M tokens)

$0.14

$0.70

Output price (per 1M tokens)

$0.28

$2.10

Output speed (tokens/s)

139

Time to first token

3.5s

1.7s

Release date

2026-09-21

2026-10-29

If you only looked at the intelligence index, MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Mistral Large 4 (High) would be hard to tell apart. Cost is where they split the most, with MiMo-V2.6-Flash working out at about 17% of Mistral Large 4 High's blended rate. This page is written automatically from catalogue numbers only: benchmark scores, list prices and measured speed.

Cost: MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper

The list prices are $0.14 in and $0.28 out for MiMo-V2.6-Flash, and $0.70 in and $2.10 out for Mistral Large 4 High, per million tokens. Mistral Large 4 High costs 7.5 times as much per output token.

Take 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens: that comes to $0.20 on MiMo-V2.6-Flash and $1.12 on Mistral Large 4 High. Scale it up to a chat app with 50,000 sessions of 800 input and 300 output tokens and the bill is $9.80 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash against $59.50 for Mistral Large 4 High. Blended at three input tokens per output token, the effective rates are $0.175 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash and $1.05 for Mistral Large 4 High.

When they came out

MiMo-V2.6-Flash came first, on September 21, 2026; Mistral Large 4 High followed on October 29, 2026. That is close enough to count them as the same generation.

How fast they respond

Once a response is under way, MiMo-V2.6-Flash produces roughly 36 tokens per second against 139 tokens per second for Mistral Large 4 High. On long outputs, that is a real advantage for Mistral Large 4 High. Before any text appears, MiMo-V2.6-Flash takes 3.5 seconds and Mistral Large 4 High 1.7 seconds. MiMo-V2.6-Flash waits twice as long before its first token.

Put together, a 400-token answer would take about 15 seconds from MiMo-V2.6-Flash and 4.6 seconds from Mistral Large 4 High, counting the first-token wait.

Overall capability: 0.6 points apart

MiMo-V2.6-Flash records 26.7 on the intelligence index and Mistral Large 4 High records 26.1. That is close enough to call a draw on this measure.

Among 109 active scored models, MiMo-V2.6-Flash sits 64th and Mistral Large 4 High 65th.

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

Cost per point of intelligence

Dividing the blended price by the intelligence index gives a rough cost per point: $0.0066 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash and $0.040 for Mistral Large 4 High, per million tokens. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher and costs less per point, so on price per point there is nothing to trade off.

FAQ

Is Mistral Large 4 High better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Not across the board: MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on the intelligence index, 26.7 to 26.1; MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 83% cheaper on blended price; and Mistral Large 4 High streams output 3.9 times as fast.

Who makes MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Mistral Large 4 High?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is made by Xiaomi and Mistral Large 4 High by Mistral. MiMo-V2.6-Flash was released on September 21, 2026 and Mistral Large 4 High on October 29, 2026.

How much do MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Mistral Large 4 High cost?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper on a blended basis. MiMo-V2.6-Flash lists $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 High lists $0.70 and $2.10. For 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens that is $0.20 against $1.12.

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.

When were MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Mistral Large 4 High released?

Mistral Large 4 High is newer. It was released on October 29, 2026, 38 days after MiMo-V2.6-Flash (September 21, 2026).

Final whistle

The verdict: MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger all-round pick on this data, while Mistral Large 4 High makes sense in narrower cases. Pick Mistral Large 4 High if long outputs need to finish quickly and users are waiting on the first word. Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash if cost matters ($0.28 against $2.10 per million output 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 MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Mistral Large 4 (High) pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.