Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 vs Seed-OSS 36B Instruct
Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 (2026) and Seed-OSS 36B Instruct (2025) are frontier reasoning models from Xiaomi and ByteDance. Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 ships a 1.05m-token context window, while Seed-OSS 36B Instruct ships a 4k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads. It focuses on practical selection signals rather than broad model-family marketing.
Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 fits 262x more tokens; pick it for long-context work and Seed-OSS 36B Instruct for tighter calls.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 | Seed-OSS 36B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | reasoning-heavy apps, multimodal apps, and tool-calling agents | general production evaluation |
| Decision fit | RAG, Agents, and Long context | General |
| Context window | 1.05m | 4k |
| Cheapest output | $0.28/1M tokens | - |
| Provider routes | 2 tracked | 1 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 for RAG, Agents, and Long context.
- Use Seed-OSS 36B Instruct when your own prompt tests beat the comparison signals; the local data does not show a decisive standalone advantage yet.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5
$182
Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter
Seed-OSS 36B Instruct
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 and Seed-OSS 36B Instruct; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning before moving production traffic.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Seed-OSS 36B Instruct and Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 adds Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2025-06-01 |
| Context window | 1.05m | 4k |
| Parameters | — | 36B |
| Architecture | - | Decoder Only |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Openness | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Weights | Not released | Not released |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: conditional |
| Knowledge cutoff | - | 2024-10 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 | Seed-OSS 36B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $0.28/1M tokens | - |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Capability | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 | Seed-OSS 36B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | No |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-10. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.