Mercury 3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed
Mercury 3 costs 24.9x less per output token than MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed ($0.35 vs $8.70 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.35
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $8.70
Mercury 3 or MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mercury 3 for output tokens 24.9x cheaper ($0.35 vs $8.70 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mercury 3 has results on Design Arena: websites, Design Arena: UI components and Design Arena: game dev; MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
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
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Mercury 3 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1229.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed
MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mercury 3
Mercury 3 $0.0003, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed $0.0087 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mercury 3 not benchmarked, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Mercury 3 $0.35 against MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed $8.70 per million output tokens, 24.9x apart.
- Context window
- Mercury 3 takes 1M tokens, MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mercury 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1229 | Not measured | Only Mercury 3 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1247 | Not measured | Only Mercury 3 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1225 | Not measured | Only Mercury 3 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1205 | Not measured | Only Mercury 3 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1231 | Not measured | Only Mercury 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 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
Mercury 3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mercury 3 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mercury 3 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 | Inception Mercury 3 | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Inception | Xiaomi |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | October 16, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.10 | $4.35 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.35 | $8.70 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Mercury 3 better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mercury 3 for output tokens 24.9x cheaper ($0.35 vs $8.70 per million).
Which is cheaper, Mercury 3 or MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed?
Mercury 3 costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.35 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed costs $4.35 and $8.70. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Mercury 3 or MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Has any benchmark tested both Mercury 3 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mercury 3 has results on Design Arena: websites, Design Arena: UI components and Design Arena: game dev; MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.