MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs DeepSeek V4 Pro: fixed pricing vs schedule pricing
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On raw price, MiMo-V2.5-Pro wins every listed cost row. Pick it for the lower rates, slightly larger context (1.05M vs 1M), and vendor diversification. Stick with DeepSeek V4 Pro when established ecosystem compatibility outweighs the price difference.
Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Cheapest host: AtlasCloud (fp8)
- Input
- $0.435
- Output
- $0.87
- Cached
- $0.0036
per 1M tokens
Price checked 2026-11-12
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Cheapest host: SiliconFlow (fp8)
- Input
- $1
- Output
- $1.50
- Cached
- $0.135
per 1M tokens
Price checked 2026-11-12
Cost Comparison
Based on 100,000 input tokens (50% cached), 5,000 output tokens, and 100 requests.Prices come live from OpenRouter at each maker's own price where it's listed. Temporary deals are left out.
MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Xiaomi) and DeepSeek V4 Pro aren't priced the same. MiMo costs $0.435/$0.87 per million, while DeepSeek costs $1/$1.50. The choice comes down to price, context window, vendor lock-in, and ecosystem fit.
Xiaomi's fixed price tier versus DeepSeek's peak and off-peak schedule.
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Input Cost (per M) | $0.435 (better on this spec) | $1 |
| Output Cost (per M) | $0.87 (better on this spec) | $1.50 |
| Cached Input (per M)Cached input is text the provider has already processed. It costs less than fresh input. | $0.0036 (better on this spec) | $0.135 |
| Context Window | 1.05M (better on this spec) | 1M |
| Batch input / output (per M) | None | None |
How they differ
MiMo-V2.5-Pro is priced at $0.435 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens, with a $0.0036 cached-input price and a 1.05M context window. DeepSeek V4 Pro is $1 per million input, $1.50 per million output, and $0.135 per million cached input, with a 1M context.
For a 100K input + 10K output request, MiMo costs $0.0522 while DeepSeek costs $0.115. MiMo's advantages are lower price, a larger context window, and a second-source vendor. DeepSeek V4 Pro has broader ecosystem adoption and more established tool integrations.
Verdict
MiMo wins every price row in this comparison: $0.435/$0.87/$0.0036 on MiMo versus $1/$1.50/$0.135 on DeepSeek. A representative 100K+10K call costs $0.0522 on MiMo versus $0.115 on DeepSeek. MiMo also offers a 1.05M context window versus DeepSeek's 1M. Teams running established DeepSeek pipelines may still value its ecosystem and tooling enough to stay put.
Which should you pick?
Choose MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Workloads that benefit from a little more than 1M context, or teams wanting lower cost and vendor redundancy alongside DeepSeek. MiMo's 1.05M context is a small but useful advantage at this price floor.
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro
Established DeepSeek pipelines where ecosystem and tooling integration matter. Swap to MiMo when the lower price, larger context, or second source outweighs migration work.