API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewGrok Build 0.1 vs MiMo-V2-Flash

Pick MiMo-V2-Flash when budget and context both matter.

Pricing data updated: 2026-05-26T11:08:00Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick MiMo-V2-Flash when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, MiMo-V2-Flash is estimated at $0.25 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $1.75 (87.5% lower).

Cost-first pickMiMo-V2-Flash

Context-first pickMiMo-V2-Flash

Sample savings$1.7587.5%

10x traffic gap$17.5

MiMo-V2-Flash is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $17.5. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

MiMo-V2-Flash stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	Grok Build 0.1	MiMo-V2-Flash
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	MiMo-V2-Flash	$6	$0.65
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	MiMo-V2-Flash	$3	$0.4
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	MiMo-V2-Flash	$11	$1.6

Cheaper input MiMo-V2-Flash $1 vs $0.1 / 1M

MiMo-V2-Flash is $0.9 cheaper per 1M input tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).

Cheaper output MiMo-V2-Flash $2 vs $0.3 / 1M

MiMo-V2-Flash is $1.7 cheaper per 1M output tokens (85% lower; 6.67x difference).

Larger context MiMo-V2-Flash 256K vs 262.14K

MiMo-V2-Flash has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).

Sample workload MiMo-V2-Flash $2 vs $0.25

MiMo-V2-Flash is $1.75 cheaper on the standard workload (87.5% lower).

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

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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

Verdict

MiMo-V2-Flash has the lower input price; MiMo-V2-Flash has the lower output price; MiMo-V2-Flash offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, MiMo-V2-Flash is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2 for Grok Build 0.1 and $0.25 for MiMo-V2-Flash.

Best Fit

Choose Grok Build 0.1 when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Choose MiMo-V2-Flash when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, MiMo-V2-Flash is estimated at $0.25 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $1.75 (87.5% lower).
MiMo-V2-Flash is $1.75 cheaper on the standard workload (87.5% lower).
MiMo-V2-Flash is $0.9 cheaper per 1M input tokens (90% lower; 10x difference).
MiMo-V2-Flash is $1.7 cheaper per 1M output tokens (85% lower; 6.67x difference).
MiMo-V2-Flash has 6.14K more context (1.02x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	NewGrok Build 0.1 (xAI)	MiMo-V2-Flash (Xiaomi)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$1	$0.1
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$2	$0.3
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$2	$0.25
Context Window	256K	262.14K
Release Date	2026-05-20	2025-12-14

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	MiMo-V2-Flash	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, MiMo-V2-Flash is estimated at $0.25 vs $2 for Grok Build 0.1, saving $1.75 (87.5% lower).
High-volume input processing	MiMo-V2-Flash	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	MiMo-V2-Flash	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	MiMo-V2-Flash	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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