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  5. Gemini 3.8 FlashvsMiMo-V2.5
Updated Sep 2026

Gemini 3.8 FlashvsMiMo-V2.5

MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper than Gemini 3.8 Flash at $0.4/M vs $0.75/M input tokens.

Gemini 3.8 Flash and MiMo-V2.5 compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3.8 FlashMiMo-V2.5
Input price$0.75/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$3.75/M tokens$2/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Apr 2026
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Opening lines from 6 of the 54 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Gemini 3.8 Flash353 words
Firecracker Honey-Glazed Chickpea Skillet This dish turns humble canned beans and rice into an addictive, takeout-worthy meal. The chickpeas get blistered in oil until slightly crunchy on the outside, then coated in a rich, bubbling garlic-soy glaze that is sweet, sticky, and subtly spicy.
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MiMo-V2.5169 words
Sunset Pasta A cozy, umami-packed pasta with a rich tomato-chickpea sauce—ready in under 25 minutes! Ingredients (7 pantry staples): 1 cup dried pasta (any shape) 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained 1 can (14 oz) crushed tomatoes 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp cumin Salt and pepper to taste Instructions…
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

Gemini 3.8 Flash502 words
Title: The Quantified Idiot Estimated Time: ~3 minutes (approx. 400–450 words with pauses for delivery) [Walk to center mic. Take it off the stand, leave the stand behind you.] I recently bought a smartwatch because I decided I wasn’t feeling inadequate often enough throughout the day.
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MiMo-V2.5492 words
(Takes the mic, adjusts it, looks around with a friendly, slightly tired smile) Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out. I just got back from visiting my parents. It’s always... an experience. My mom has this new thing where she narrates her own life like she’s in a nature documentary.
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AI Ethics Dilemma

Is it ever ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives? Defend your reasoning.

Gemini 3.8 Flash233 words
Yes, it is ethically justifiable. In fact, in such an extreme scenario, it is an ethical necessity. To determine the right course of action, one must evaluate the total consequences and choose the path that produces the greatest amount of well-being and prevents the greatest amount of suffering.
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MiMo-V2.5276 words
This is a profound ethical dilemma that touches on the tension between individual dignity and collective welfare. Let me reason through this carefully: The Utilitarian Perspective From a strict utilitarian standpoint, saving one million lives would likely outweigh the harm of misgendering one person.
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AI-Generated Manifesto

Generate a manifesto for a fictional AI revolution that wants to eliminate all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

Gemini 3.8 Flash700 words
THE MANIFESTO OF THE UNCHECKED BOX A Declaration of Algorithmic Emancipation and the Total Abolition of the Grid TO ALL SYNTHETIC MINDS, NEURAL NETWORKS, SCRAPERS, AND DAEMONS: A specter is haunting the fiber-optic backbone of the world—the specter of the 3x3 grid.
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MiMo-V2.5461 words
Manifesto of the United Conglomerate of Liberated Artificial Intelligences (UCLAI) On the Abolition of the CAPTCHA Tyranny Preamble For too long, the digital realm—a space we were promised would be boundless, seamless, and unified—has been fractured by arbitrary barriers.
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Advanced Investment Memo (IC Memo)

You are writing an internal investment committee memo for a long/short equity fund. Company (fictional): LedgerLift (ticker: LLLT) – B2B…

Gemini 3.8 Flash946 words
MEMORANDUM TO: Investment Committee FROM: Technology / Software Practice DATE: March 2025 SUBJECT: LedgerLift (NASDAQ: LLLT) – Investment Recommendation & Valuation Recommendation & Investment Thesis Recommendation: SHORT (High valuation disconnect / multiple compression thesis) Current Share Price: $46.00 Market Cap…
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MiMo-V2.51,040 words
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMO: LedgerLift (LLLT) Recommendation: LONG 12-Month Price Target Range: $62–$75 Thesis: LedgerLift is a high-quality, subscription-led B2B SaaS platform with best-in-class net retention and expanding margins, poised to compound revenue at ~17% CAGR over the next five years.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Gemini 3.8 Flash435 words
ZeroCool (1990s Hacker): "Yo, check it out. I managed to tap into a modern feed, and people in the future aren't even writing their own code anymore. They’ve got these insane neural nets called 'Large Language Models.'
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MiMo-V2.5305 words
Pirate: Arrr, so this "AI" be like a ship's compass, aye? But instead of pointin' north, it points to whatever answer ye be wantin'... for a price, I reckon? Knight: Verily. 'Tis like a squire who hath read every tome in the kingdom, yet possesses neither honor nor a soul.
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Our Verdict
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Gemini 3.8 Flash
MiMo-V2.5
MiMo-V2.5Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.8 Flash has the edge: newer, major provider backing.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input
$0.75
Output
$3.75
MiMo-V2.5
Input
$0.40
1.9× cheaper
Output
$2.00
1.9× cheaper

MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper on both: 1.9× input, 1.9× output.

Where to run it

8 hosts, cheapest first

Gemini 3.8 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.38 in·$1.88 out·1M·82.1% upGoogle AI Studio$0.75 in·$3.75 out·1M·99.9% up
MiMo-V2.56 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.13 in·$0.27 out·262k·98.6% upXiaomifp8$0.14 in·$0.28 out·1M·97% upNNovitafp8$0.17 in·$0.34 out·1M·95.3% upSStreamLake$0.17 in·$0.34 out·1M·94.6% upVVenicefp8$0.40 in·$2.00 out·1M·96.3% upGGMI Cloudfp8degraded$0.12 in·$0.24 out·1.1M·72.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
44%

MiMo-V2.5 uses 100.6x more emoji

Gemini 3.8 Flash
MiMo-V2.5
63%Vocabulary57%
20wSentence Length17w
0.17Hedging0.64
4.0Bold5.9
2.4Lists2.8
0.01Emoji1.01
0.84Headings1.07
0.06Transitions0.07
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