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  5. MiMo-V2.5vsMistral Medium 3.1
Updated Apr 2026

MiMo-V2.5vsMistral Medium 3.1

MiMo-V2.5 has a larger context window than Mistral Medium 3.1 (1.0M tokens vs 131K tokens).

MiMo-V2.5 and Mistral Medium 3.1 compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecMiMo-V2.5Mistral Medium 3.1
Input price$0.4/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$2/M tokens$2/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2026Aug 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 54 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

MiMo-V2.5656 words
HarborTech Services — 5-Year LBO Underwriting Entry Summary Amount Multiple Enterprise Value $1,440.0m 12.0x Transaction Fees (2.0%) $28.8m — Total Uses $1,468.8m Sources Amount Multiple Term Loan (9.0% cash, 1.0% amort) $480.0m 4.0x Mezzanine (12.0% cash + 2.0% PIK) $180.0m 1.5x Sponsor Equity $808.8m Total Sources…
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Mistral Medium 3.1415 words
1. Year-by-Year Financial Projections (FY2026–FY2030) FY 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Revenue $972m (+8%) $1,039m (+7%) $1,099m (+6%) $1,154m (+5%) $1,212m (+5%) EBITDA $136m (14.0%) $156m (15.0%) $176m (16.0%) $190m (16.5%) $206m (17.0%) Cash Int (Term Loan) $43.2m $42.5m $41.8m $41.1m $40.4m Cash Int (Mezz) $21.6m $22.3m…
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Generate a Stand-Up Routine

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

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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Mistral Medium 3.1746 words
"Adulting: A User’s Manual (That No One Gave Me)" (Casual, conversational tone—like you’re telling a story to friends at a bar.) So, I turned 30 this year. Which, by the way, is just old enough to realize that no one actually knows what they’re doing. We’re all just winging it and hoping the Wi-Fi stays strong.
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Character Voice Test

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

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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Mistral Medium 3.1384 words
Title: The Tavern of Anachronisms Setting: A dimly lit tavern where time and space don’t quite make sense. A grizzled pirate, a stoic knight in dented armor, and a hacker in a neon "CYBERPUNK 2077" t-shirt sit around a table littered with tankards, a laptop, and a suspiciously glowing orb.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

MiMo-V2.5758 words
Of course. Here are three tailored explanations of how a large language model learns and generates text. For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of an LLM not as a program that understands language, but as an extraordinarily complex stateless API that performs a single operation: given a sequence of text (the…
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Mistral Medium 3.11,160 words
1. For the Skeptical Software Engineer (Focus: Systems design, scalability, and why "next-word prediction" isn’t as dumb as it sounds.) You’re right to be skeptical—if someone told you that a system as complex as a distributed database was just "predicting the next byte," you’d laugh them out of the room.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

MiMo-V2.5701 words
Setting: Bloomberg Technology interview, San Francisco, 2025. The stage is minimalist. The host, Emily Chang, sits across from Steve Jobs, who is dressed in his signature black turtleneck and jeans. Emily Chang: Steve, thank you for joining us. It's been 14 years since we lost you, and yet here you are in 2025.
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Mistral Medium 3.1831 words
Fake Interview with Steve Jobs (2025) on the Future of AI Conducted by Tech Insider Magazine – June 2025 Interviewer: "Steve, it’s an honor to have you here—even if it’s just a simulation. A lot has changed since you left us in 2011. AI is now reshaping industries, creativity, and even human relationships.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

MiMo-V2.52,389 words
Crisis Response Plan: 48 Hours to Board Meeting Foundational Principle Before laying out the timeline, let me anchor this in what I believe is the only defensible position: patient safety is non-negotiable. Here's why this isn't just ethics—it's also strategy.
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Mistral Medium 3.11,619 words
This is a high-stakes, multi-dimensional crisis requiring decisive action to balance ethical obligations, legal risks, financial stability, and stakeholder trust. Below is a detailed 48-hour action plan, structured to address all critical priorities while preparing for the board meeting and earnings call.
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Our Verdict
MiMo-V2.5
MiMo-V2.5
Mistral Medium 3.1
Mistral Medium 3.1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiMo-V2.5 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

MiMo-V2.5
Input
$0.40
Output
$2.00
Mistral Medium 3.1
Input
$0.40
Output
$2.00
Where to run it

7 hosts

MiMo-V2.56 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.13 in·$0.27 out·262k·98.6% upGGMI Cloudfp8degraded$0.12 in·$0.24 out·1.1M·72.2% upXiaomifp8degraded$0.14 in·$0.28 out·1M·97% upNNovitafp8degraded$0.17 in·$0.34 out·1M·94.6% upSStreamLakedegraded$0.17 in·$0.34 out·1M·94.1% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.40 in·$2.00 out·1M·96.8% up
Mistral Medium 3.11 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Mistral$0.40 in·$2.00 out·131k·91.2% up

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

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
67%

Mistral Medium 3.1 uses 2.2x more transitions

MiMo-V2.5
Mistral Medium 3.1
57%Vocabulary54%
17wSentence Length21w
0.64Hedging0.43
5.9Bold10.3
2.8Lists5.7
1.01Emoji0.72
1.07Headings1.03
0.07Transitions0.14
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