Xiaomi MiMo API Pricing Calculator & Cost Guide
Calculate Xiaomi MiMo API costs for 2 models. Compare per-token pricing across MiMo v2.5 and MiMo v2.5 Pro, budget open models with a very long context window.
Pricing TLDR
- • Pay-per-token with no monthly fees, priced separately for input and output
- • Budget open-weight models with a very long context window, up to roughly 1M tokens
- • Live rates for the 2 Xiaomi MiMo models on OpenRouter
Xiaomi MiMo API Cost Calculator: Monthly Pricing
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(xiaomi/mimo-v2.5-pro)
Context
Quality
Popularity
Per 1M Tokens
In: $0.44
Out: $0.87
Monthly Cost
(xiaomi/mimo-v2.5)
Context
Quality
Popularity
Per 1M Tokens
In: $0.14
Out: $0.28
Monthly Cost
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About Xiaomi MiMo
What is Xiaomi MiMo?
Xiaomi MiMo is Xiaomi's open large language model family. It ships with open weights and is positioned as a budget option, competing on low cost and a very long context window rather than topping the quality leaderboard. The models are available through hosted APIs and can also be self-hosted, with per-token pricing billed separately for input and output.
- Very Long Context: MiMo supports a very long context window, up to roughly 1 million tokens. That lets you pass large documents, long codebases, or extended chat history in a single call without chunking, where cheaper short-context models fall short.
- Open Weights Available: Xiaomi MiMo ships with open weights, so you can self-host the models at no per-token cost or use a hosted API for convenience. Open weights plus low hosted pricing is the core of the family's appeal.
- Budget Positioning: MiMo v2.5 and MiMo v2.5 Pro are priced at the low end of the market. Reserve pricier frontier models for genuinely hard work and route long-context, cost-sensitive tasks to MiMo.
When to Use Xiaomi MiMo
Xiaomi MiMo is a strong fit when you want low per-token cost and a very long context window, or when open weights let you self-host to cut cost further.
Ideal for
- Long-context tasks over large documents or codebases
- Cost-sensitive production workloads at scale
- Teams that want open weights plus a hosted API option
- High-volume classification, extraction, and routing
- Self-hosting to remove per-token cost once usage is steady
Not ideal for
- Tasks that need the absolute top of the quality leaderboard
- Workloads dependent on provider-specific features like prompt caching
- Anyone looking for the Mimo learn-to-code app rather than an LLM
Xiaomi MiMo Pricing Breakdown
How Xiaomi MiMo API Billing Works
Per-Token Pricing
Each model has separate input (prompt) and output (completion) rates per million tokens. Output is usually priced higher than input. You pay only for tokens processed, with no monthly minimum.
Two Model Tiers
The catalog shows MiMo v2.5 and MiMo v2.5 Pro. Pro is the stronger tier for harder work, while the base model handles high-volume simple tasks at the lowest cost. Choosing the right tier for each task is the biggest lever on your bill.
Free and Open Options
MiMo's open weights can be self-hosted at no per-token cost. Some MiMo models are also available free with rate limits through OpenRouter, which is useful for testing before you commit to a hosted budget.
Long Context Costs More
The very long context window is powerful, but every token you send is billed. Filling the window with a whole document costs more than a trimmed prompt, so use the long context deliberately rather than by default.
Xiaomi MiMo API Monthly Cost Estimates
Hobby / Testing
$0-10/mo
• MiMo v2.5
• <1K requests/day
• Single project
Light Use
$10-50/mo
• MiMo v2.5
• 1-5K requests/day
• Long-context tasks
Medium Use
$50-250/mo
• MiMo v2.5 Pro
• 5-20K requests/day
• Production apps
Heavy Use
$250+/mo
• MiMo v2.5 Pro
• 20K+ requests/day
• Large-doc pipelines
5 Xiaomi MiMo Cost Optimization Tips
Match the Model to the Task
Do not run MiMo v2.5 Pro on work the base model handles well. Reserve the Pro tier for genuinely hard reasoning, and route classification, extraction, and simple chat to the cheaper model.
Self-Host the Open Weights
For steady high-volume workloads, self-hosting MiMo's open weights can undercut per-token API pricing once your usage is predictable enough to keep a GPU busy.
Use Long Context Sparingly
The very long context window is billed by the token. Summarize long inputs, pass only the context a call needs, and drop history you do not use instead of filling the window by default.
Cap Output Length
Output tokens usually cost more than input. Set max_tokens, ask for structured or terse responses, and avoid open-ended generations when a short answer will do.
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Xiaomi MiMo API Pricing FAQ
Common questions about Xiaomi MiMo API costs and billing
