SIDE BY SIDE
Mercury 3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Each is the newest model of its family in Snow Country, and the two are neighbours there by blended price.
| Field | Mercury 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Inception | Xiaomi |
| Family | Inception | Xiaomi |
| Province | Snow Country | Snow Country |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Maximum output | 131K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.100 | $0.140 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.350 | $0.280 |
| Accepts | text | text, audio, images, video |
| Produces | text | text |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Added to OpenRouter | 2026-10-16 | 2026-09-21 |
| Model ID | inception/mercury-3 | xiaomi/mimo-v2.6-flash |
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Mercury 3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
It depends on the mix: Mercury 3 is cheaper for input ($0.100 vs $0.140), MiMo-V2.6-Flash for output ($0.280 vs $0.350) per million tokens. At three input tokens per output token, Mercury 3 costs less. On input, Mercury 3 is 29% cheaper.
Which has the larger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 1.05M tokens against 1M for Mercury 3 (1.1× as long).
What can one do that the other cannot?
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash supports image input.
Answers are computed from the 2026-10-24 catalog snapshot.