Qwen3.8 Max vs MiMo V2.6 Flash: cost

For a typical support chatbot, MiMo V2.6 Flash is about 19.5× cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max ($27.18 vs $531 per month). Price is only one factor: test both on your own prompts before switching.

Qwen3.8 Max vs MiMo V2.6 Flash: prices and limits
Qwen3.8 MaxMiMo V2.6 Flash
Input /1M$2.00$0.14
Output /1M$6.00$0.28
Cached input /1M$0.25$0.0028
Batch input /1M——
Batch output /1M——
Context window1,000,0001,048,576
Max input991,8081,048,576
Max output131,072131,072

Monthly cost by workload

Estimated monthly cost by workload (USD)
Scenario (per month)Qwen3.8 MaxMiMo V2.6 Flash
Customer support chatbot
5,000 req/day · 1,200 in · 400 out · cache 60%
$531$27.18
RAG over documents
2,000 req/day · 8,000 in · 600 out · cache 30%
$924$57.52
Coding agent
1,500 req/day · 25,000 in · 2,000 out · cache 80%
$1,215$59.22
Deep reasoning
800 req/day · 3,000 in · 6,000 out · cache 20%
$983$48.42
Batch processing
50,000 req/day · 1,500 in · 150 out · batch
$5,850$378