API cost decision in 10 seconds
Perceptron Mk1 vs 🔥MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Pick Perceptron Mk1 for lower cost; pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro only if the larger context window matters more.
Pricing data updated:
Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Perceptron Mk1 for lower cost; pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro only if the larger context window matters more.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Perceptron Mk1 is estimated at $0.9 vs $2.5 for MiMo-V2.5-Pro, saving $1.6 (64% lower).
Cost-first pickPerceptron Mk1
Context-first pickMiMo-V2.5-Pro
Sample savings$1.664%
10x traffic gap$16
MiMo-V2.5-Pro has more context, but Perceptron Mk1 saves $1.6 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $16. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Perceptron Mk1 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Perceptron Mk1 | MiMo-V2.5-Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Perceptron Mk1 | $1.5 | $6.5 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Perceptron Mk1 | $1.65 | $4 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Perceptron Mk1 | $7.65 | $16 |
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Your Workload Cost
This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Perceptron Mk1 has the lower input price, Perceptron Mk1 has the lower output price, and MiMo-V2.5-Pro offers the larger context window.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.9 for Perceptron Mk1 and $2.5 for MiMo-V2.5-Pro.
Choose Perceptron Mk1 when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.
Choose MiMo-V2.5-Pro when you care most about larger context window.
| Feature | Perceptron Mk1 (Perceptron) | 🔥MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Xiaomi) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.15 | $1 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $1.5 | $3 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.9 | $2.5 |
| Context Window | 32.77K | 1.05M |
| Release Date | 2026-05-12 | 2026-04-22 |
| Popularity | #13 |
Perceptron Mk1 (Mark One) is Perceptron's highest-quality vision-language model for video and embodied reasoning.** It accepts image and video inputs paired with natural language queries, and produces detailed visual understanding...
MiMo-V2.5-Pro is Xiaomi’s flagship model, delivering strong performance in general agentic capabilities, complex software engineering, and long-horizon tasks, with top rankings on benchmarks such as ClawEval, GDPVal, and SWE-bench Pro....
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Perceptron Mk1 | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Perceptron Mk1 is estimated at $0.9 vs $2.5 for MiMo-V2.5-Pro, saving $1.6 (64% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Perceptron Mk1 | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts or retrieved passages dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Perceptron Mk1 | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages and source files. |