GPT-5.1-Codex vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads GPT-5.1-Codex on coding, 65.4 to 15.3 on the Vibe Coding Index, and MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs 11.5x less per output token ($0.87 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 13 benchmarks have a result for both.
GPT-5.1-Codex or MiMo-V2.6-Pro: which to pick
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro for coding: it scores 65.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 15.3 for GPT-5.1-Codex.
Pick GPT-5.1-Codex for work measured by ALE-Bench, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 13
- GPT-5.1-Codex only
- 13
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro only
- 60
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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, six public coding benchmarks
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 65.4 against 15.3.
2 and 4 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads, 46.3 against 23.7.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads, 1308 against 1161.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro has a Vals Index result, 57.8%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro takes 1.05M tokens against 400K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
GPT-5.1-Codex $0.0063, MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.0009 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only GPT-5.1-Codex has the number, $0.892.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5.1-Codex 15.3 from 2 benchmarks, MiMo-V2.6-Pro 65.4 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 39.6 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): GPT-5.1-Codex 13.1% against MiMo-V2.6-Pro 85.2%, 72.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-5.1-Codex $10.00 against MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.87 per million output tokens, 11.5x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-5.1-Codex takes 400K tokens, MiMo-V2.6-Pro 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.
| Category | GPT-5.1-Codex | Bars | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 3 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 5 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 1 | 12 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index13
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 66.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 81.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1337 | 1625 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 85.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 31.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 13.1% | 85.2% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 43.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 67.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 72.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 84.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 60.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 34.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 57.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1244.9 | 1158.1 | GPT-5.1-Codex |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1533 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1528 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1639 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1346 | 1616 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1598 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 23.7 | 46.3 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1018 | 1290 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1086 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1191 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 76.7% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 88.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 47.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 3.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 57.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 32.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.1% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 13.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 62.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 2.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 83.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 54.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 79.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 25.7% | 49.4% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1511 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1541 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1520 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1281 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1264 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 95.7 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 95.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 70.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1500 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1511 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 45.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1506 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1497 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1485 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1468 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1161 | 1308 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1234 | 1340 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1137 | 1314 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1213 | 1336 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1330 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1152 | 1317 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 78.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 57.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 72.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 45.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 88.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| IFBench | 70.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.1-Codex measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 69.3% | 86.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1491 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1491 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1466 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1263 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1504 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1474 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1529 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1479 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1466 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1501 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1470 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1465 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1268 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1270 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | 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-Pro costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Pro 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 | OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Xiaomi |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | November 13, 2025 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 400K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $0.435 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.87 |
| Coding index | 15.3 | 65.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.892 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro for coding?
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro for coding: it scores 65.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 15.3 for GPT-5.1-Codex. Pick GPT-5.1-Codex for work measured by ALE-Bench, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.1-Codex or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
GPT-5.1-Codex costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs $0.435 and $0.87. Cost per solved task is known for GPT-5.1-Codex only.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5.1-Codex or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-5.1-Codex vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro comparison based on?
13 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GPT-5.1-Codex's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and MiMo-V2.6-Pro's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.