Compare/Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs MiMo-V2.5

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B InstructvsMiMo-V2.5

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
67 tok/s
TTFT
1.70s
Xiaomi

MiMo-V2.5

Input
$0.36/M
Output
$1.8/M
Speed
88 tok/s
TTFT
2.03s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
MiMo-V2.5
Lower Latency
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Benchmarks (5-7)
MiMo-V2.5

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 Coder 480B A35B InstructMiMo-V2.5
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$0.36
Output ($/M tokens)$1.8$1.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct$0.48
MiMo-V2.5$0.54

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
67 tok/s
MiMo-V2.5
88 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct
1.70s
MiMo-V2.5
2.03s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
24.849.0
Coding Index
24.642.1
Math Index
39.3
GPQA Diamond
61.8%84.9%
MMLU-Pro
78.8%
LiveCodeBench
58.5%
AIME 2025
39.3%
MATH-500
94.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.4%25.2%
SciCode
35.9%43.1%
IFBench
40.5%67.1%
TerminalBench
18.9%41.7%
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct5 wins
7 winsMiMo-V2.5

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct or MiMo-V2.5?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.68/M tokens vs $0.72/M for MiMo-V2.5.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

MiMo-V2.5 wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

MiMo-V2.5 generates tokens faster at 88 tok/s vs 67 tok/s. Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (1.70s vs 2.03s).

When should I use Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs MiMo-V2.5?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct for lower cost, MiMo-V2.5 for stronger benchmark performance, and MiMo-V2.5 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.