DeepSeek V3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Updated October 21, 2026. 0 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
DeepSeek V3 scores 70.2 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash 61.9 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking.
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash when output tokens cost 3.7x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 164K tokens.
- Shared results
- 0
- DeepSeek V3 only
- 13
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash only
- 66
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
No call
70.2 against 61.9, from different benchmarks with none in common.
Directional only
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a AA Intelligence Index result, 37.9.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only DeepSeek V3 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1120.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a Vals Index result, 54.8%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash takes 1.05M tokens against 164K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
DeepSeek V3 $0.0008, MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V3 70.2 from 1 benchmark, MiMo-V2.6-Flash 61.9 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- No category has a result for both models.
- Widest single gap
- No benchmark has a result for both models.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V3 $1.0287 against MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.28 per million output tokens, 3.7x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V3 takes 164K tokens, MiMo-V2.6-Flash 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
CodingDirectional onlyFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index17 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 70.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| SWE-bench Lite | 30.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1634 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 24.2% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 40.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.7% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 76.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 75.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 51.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1244.2 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1499 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1497 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1648 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1641 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1596 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 37.9 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.2% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 56.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 28.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 13.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 69.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Vals Science Index | Not measured | 31.7% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 21.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 35.1% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 71.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1475 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1496 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1493 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1276 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1283 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 48.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 63.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1476 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1478 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.1% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1462 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1439 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1441 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1454 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1120 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1093 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1054 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1089 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1087 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1108 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 976 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index28 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 54.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 67.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 43.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 85.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 74.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| DTBench | 62.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMCA | 15.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1453 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1452 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1403 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1256 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1476 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1431 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1509 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1458 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1359 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1425 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1480 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1453 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1409 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1455 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1447 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1459 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1424 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1415 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1269 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1270 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1231 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V3 | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | Xiaomi |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | December 26, 2024 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 164K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.2574 | $0.14 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.0287 | $0.28 |
| Coding index | 70.2 | 61.9 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V3 better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash for coding?
DeepSeek V3 scores 70.2 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash 61.9 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking. Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash when output tokens cost 3.7x less, or when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 164K tokens.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
DeepSeek V3 costs $0.2574 per million input tokens and $1.0287 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $0.14 and $0.28. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash, with 1.05M tokens against 164K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash comparison based on?
0 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V3's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and MiMo-V2.6-Flash's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.