Step 5 Preview vs MiMo V2.6 Pro
Pick a route and service tier under each model. Prices, the calculator and the verdicts follow your choice.
At a glance
Generated from the rows below
Choose Step 5 Preview for
- The longest output: 1,000,000 tokens
Choose MiMo V2.6 Pro for
- The lowest cost per typical request ($0.0013)
- The largest context window: 1,048,576 tokens
- The only one that takes audio
Overview
Pricing
Prices on the route and tier chosen under each model
What will it cost?
Estimate a month of requests on the route and tier chosen for each model
Uses the route and tier chosen under each model, over 30 days. Cached input is billed at the cache-read rate.
Performance
Live gateway traffic
Activity
Tokens sent through Phaseo each day over the last 30 days
- Input
- Output
- Reasoning
170tokens, last 30 days
- Input
- 87
- Output
- 32
- Reasoning
- 51
- Requests
- 2
166tokens, last 30 days
- Input
- 134
- Output
- 19
- Reasoning
- 13
- Requests
- 2
Features
Features from the parameters Phaseo routes support
Benchmarks
Only results that two or more of the selected models report get a row
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index Independent
Higher is better · each model’s best reported variant
Where they rank
The five leaders on each capability index, then the compared models. Each model at its best-scoring setting.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index42 models ranked
- #1Claude Opus 5.558.4
- #2GPT-6 Astra56.9
- #3GPT-6.1 Sol54.5
- #4Claude Sonnet 5.554.2
- #5GPT-6.1 Terra51.0
- #18MiMo V2.6 Pro29.9
- #21Step 5 Preview28.5
Lab-reported results come from each lab’s own launch materials and may use different settings. Independent results come from third-party evaluators.
Providers
Routes Phaseo serves today, standard-tier prices per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Context window | Max output | Tiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $1.00 | $2.70 | $0.05 | 1,024,000 | 131,072 | Standard |
 | $1.00 | $2.70 | $0.05 | 1,048,576 | 131,072 | Standard |
 | $1.00 | $2.70 | $0.10 | 1,000,000 | 64,000 | Standard |
- EmpirioLabs AI
- Input
- $1.00
- Output
- $2.70
- Context window
- 1,024,000
Standard
- Inference.net
- Input
- $1.00
- Output
- $2.70
- Context window
- 1,048,576
Standard
- NovitaAI
- Input
- $1.00
- Output
- $2.70
- Context window
- 1,000,000
Standard
Standard-tier prices. The first row is the cheapest route; pick another under the model’s name at the top.
Also listed, not routed by Phaseo: 3 providers
StepFun, Vercel AI Gateway, ZenMux
Shown for reference: other gateways’ listings and routes Phaseo has retired or disabled.
Details
Step 5 Preview vs MiMo V2.6 Pro: side-by-side summary
Step 5 Preview and MiMo V2.6 Pro are both available through the Phaseo API, so switching between them is a change of model id rather than a new integration.
Step 5 Preview is from StepFun. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.70 per 1M output tokens.
MiMo V2.6 Pro is from Xiaomi. It has a 1,048,576-token context window. On its cheapest route it costs $0.435 per 1M input tokens and $0.87 per 1M output tokens.
Step 5 Preview model details, providers and pricingMiMo V2.6 Pro model details, providers and pricing
Step 5 Preview vs MiMo V2.6 Pro at a glance
| Attribute | Step 5 Preview | MiMo V2.6 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Lab | StepFun | Xiaomi |
| Input price per 1M tokens | $1.00 | $0.435 |
| Output price per 1M tokens | $2.70 | $0.87 |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Max output | 1,000,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 28.5 (#21) | 29.9 (#18) |
Prices are each model's cheapest standard route on Phaseo. Benchmark ranks use each model's best-scoring evaluated setting.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Step 5 Preview or MiMo V2.6 Pro?
MiMo V2.6 Pro is cheaper for both input and output tokens. Step 5 Preview costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.70 per 1M output tokens; MiMo V2.6 Pro costs $0.435 and $0.87, each on its cheapest standard route on Phaseo.
Which has the longer context window, Step 5 Preview or MiMo V2.6 Pro?
MiMo V2.6 Pro has the longer context window at 1,048,576 tokens, compared with 1,000,000 tokens for Step 5 Preview.
Which scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Step 5 Preview or MiMo V2.6 Pro?
MiMo V2.6 Pro scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. MiMo V2.6 Pro scores 29.9, ranked #18 of 42. Step 5 Preview scores 28.5, ranked #21 of 42.
Can I use Step 5 Preview and MiMo V2.6 Pro through one API?
Yes. Both are served through the Phaseo API, so you can switch between them by changing the model id.