GPT-4.1 Mini is $0.03 cheaper per 1M input tokens (8% lower; 1.09x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
🔥MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs GPT-4.1 Mini
Pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, MiMo-V2.5-Pro is estimated at $0.87 vs $1.2 for GPT-4.1 Mini, saving $0.33 (27.5% lower).
Cost-first pickMiMo-V2.5-Pro
Context-first pickMiMo-V2.5-Pro
Sample savings$0.3327.5%
10x traffic gap$3.3
MiMo-V2.5-Pro is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $3.3. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
MiMo-V2.5-Pro stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | GPT-4.1 Mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | $2.61 | $2.8 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | $1.3 | $2 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | $4.78 | $8.4 |
MiMo-V2.5-Pro is $0.73 cheaper per 1M output tokens (45.6% lower; 1.84x difference).
MiMo-V2.5-Pro has 1K more context (1x larger).
MiMo-V2.5-Pro is $0.33 cheaper on the standard workload (27.5% lower).
Estimate your workload cost
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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
GPT-4.1 Mini has the lower input price; MiMo-V2.5-Pro has the lower output price; MiMo-V2.5-Pro offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, MiMo-V2.5-Pro is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.87 for MiMo-V2.5-Pro and $1.2 for GPT-4.1 Mini.
Choose MiMo-V2.5-Pro when you care most about lower output-token price, and larger context window.
Choose GPT-4.1 Mini when you care most about lower input-token price.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, MiMo-V2.5-Pro is estimated at $0.87 vs $1.2 for GPT-4.1 Mini, saving $0.33 (27.5% lower).
- MiMo-V2.5-Pro is $0.33 cheaper on the standard workload (27.5% lower).
- GPT-4.1 Mini is $0.03 cheaper per 1M input tokens (8% lower; 1.09x difference).
- MiMo-V2.5-Pro is $0.73 cheaper per 1M output tokens (45.6% lower; 1.84x difference).
- MiMo-V2.5-Pro has 1K more context (1x larger).
| Feature | 🔥MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Xiaomi) | GPT-4.1 Mini (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.435 | $0.4 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.87 | $1.6 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.87 | $1.2 |
| Context Window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Release Date | ||
| Popularity | #13 | #51 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, MiMo-V2.5-Pro is estimated at $0.87 vs $1.2 for GPT-4.1 Mini, saving $0.33 (27.5% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | GPT-4.1 Mini | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | MiMo-V2.5-Pro | 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, conversation history, or source files. |
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