Compare/Mistral Small 3 vs MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)

Mistral Small 3vsMiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Mistral

Mistral Small 3

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
162 tok/s
TTFT
0.41s
Xiaomi

MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.3/M
Speed
128 tok/s
TTFT
1.49s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Mistral Small 3
Lower Latency
Mistral Small 3
Benchmarks (1-11)
MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricMistral Small 3MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.3
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Mistral Small 3$0.13
MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)$0.13

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Mistral Small 3
162 tok/s
MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)
128 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Mistral Small 3
0.41s
MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)
1.49s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.739.2
Coding Index
31.8
Math Index
4.396.3
GPQA Diamond
46.2%84.6%
MMLU-Pro
65.2%84.3%
LiveCodeBench
25.2%86.8%
AIME 2025
4.3%96.3%
MATH-500
71.5%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.1%21.1%
SciCode
23.6%39.4%
IFBench
26.4%64.2%
TerminalBench
28.0%
Mistral Small 31 wins
11 winsMiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3 or MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Mistral Small 3. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Mistral Small 3 generates tokens faster at 162 tok/s vs 128 tok/s. Mistral Small 3 also has lower time-to-first-token (0.41s vs 1.49s).

When should I use Mistral Small 3 vs MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, MiMo-V2-Flash (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Mistral Small 3 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.