Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.
| Metric | MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Non-reasoning) | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) |
|---|---|---|
| Input ($/M tokens) | $0.43 | $0.43 |
| Output ($/M tokens) | $0.87 | $0.87 |
Verdict. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) takes the aggregate benchmark matchup 2–0 across 2 categories. Real workloads usually care about a handful of specific tasks — see the per-benchmark table above.
Pricing. Both models sit in the budget bracket for output-token pricing. At 1.0× the per-million-token cost, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) is meaningfully cheaper if your traffic is output-heavy (long completions, document generation, agent loops). DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) makes more sense when output volume is low and absolute reasoning quality justifies the premium.
Strengths. MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Non-reasoning) is strongest on Intelligence Index (18.3). DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) leads on Coding Index (58.7), Intelligence Index (30.1).
Speed. On throughput, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) generates tokens at 92 tok/s versus 39 tok/s — about 57% faster. On time-to-first-token, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) responds in 1750ms vs 6560ms, which matters most for chat-style UIs.
Provider. Xiaomi and DeepSeek sell to overlapping but distinct developer audiences: Xiaomi tends to ship frontier reasoning models with premium positioning, while DeepSeek often prices more aggressively. Your existing vendor relationships, billing, and SLA preferences may matter as much as the raw numbers above.
Workload cost. Workload scenarios (per million requests at 30M input + 15M output tokens): MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Non-reasoning) costs $25.95 ($311/year); DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) costs $25.95 ($311/year). At a smaller 5M-input/2M-output scale (single-developer tool or prototype): MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Non-reasoning) ≈ $3.89/run, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) ≈ $3.89/run. At agent/realtime scale (200M input / 100M output per million requests): MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Non-reasoning) ≈ $173/run, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) ≈ $173/run.
Recommendation. Both models have legitimate use cases — the right answer depends on whether you are optimizing for benchmark ceiling, latency, or unit cost. Start with the cheaper / faster model, evaluate against your specific task, and only switch if the upgrade shows a meaningful lift.
Head-to-head deltas
Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks
Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) wins 2 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) generates tokens faster at 92 tok/s vs 39 tok/s. However, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) has lower time-to-first-token (1.75s vs 6.56s).
Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) for stronger benchmark performance, and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, High Effort) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.