MiMo V2.6 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

MiMo V2.6 Pro and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash side by side: specs, capabilities, parameters, and live pricing from the EmpirioLabs catalog.

Xiaomi Alibaba Cloud Text Generation

MiMo V2.6 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash at a glance

MiMo V2.6 Pro from Xiaomi and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash from Alibaba Cloud are both in the Text Generation category, available through the EmpirioLabs API.

Key differences

  • MiMo V2.6 Pro is the newer release (Sep 22, 2026); Qwen3.8 Omni Flash was released on Sep 17, 2026.
  • MiMo V2.6 Pro has the larger context window: 1M tokens, against 1.01M for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash.
  • Capabilities listed only for MiMo V2.6 Pro: agentic.
  • Capabilities listed only for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: video.
  • MiMo V2.6 Pro lists the lower rate for Output (per 1M generated tokens).
  • Qwen3.8 Omni Flash lists the lower rate for Input (per 1M prompt tokens).

MiMo V2.6 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: specs

SpecMiMo V2.6 ProQwen3.8 Omni Flash
Model IDmimo-v2-6-proqwen3-8-omni-flash
AuthorXiaomiAlibaba Cloud
ReleasedSep 22, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Context window1M tokens1.01M tokens
Max output131,072 tokens131,072 tokens
Input
Text Image Video Audio
Text Image Audio Video
Output
Text
Text
Structured outputJSON SchemaJSON Schema
RegionSingaporeSingapore
Endpoints
POST /v1/chat/completions POST /v1/responses POST /v1/messages POST /v1beta/models/mimo-v2-6-pro:generateContent
POST /v1/chat/completions POST /v1/responses POST /v1/messages POST /v1beta/models/qwen3-8-omni-flash:generateContent
Capabilities
reasoning agentic vision audio in function calling structured output web search
reasoning vision audio in video web search function calling structured output

MiMo V2.6 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: API pricing

Live rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog for both models. Each rate card always matches what the API charges.

MiMo V2.6 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: API parameters

Request parameters each model lists on EmpirioLabs, with the allowed values or range where one applies. A dash marks a parameter the model does not list.

ParameterMiMo V2.6 ProQwen3.8 Omni Flash
enable_thinkingboolean Default: trueboolean Default: true
video_fps0.1 to 100.1 to 10 Default: 2
media_resolutiondefault, max Default: default-
tool_web_searchboolean Default: falseboolean Default: false
web_search_forceboolean Default: false-
web_search_max_keyword1 to 5 Default: 3-
web_search_limit1 to 10 Default: 5-
temperature0 to 1.5 Default: 10 to 1.99 Default: 0.7
top_p0.01 to 1 Default: 0.950 to 1 Default: 0.9
max_tokens1 to 131072 Default: 81921 to 131072
stopstringstring
response_formatenumenum
disable_formattingboolean Default: falseboolean Default: false
reasoning_effort-none, low, medium, high, max
thinking_budget-1 to 262144
preserve_thinking-boolean Default: false

MiMo V2.6 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: limits and notes

MiMo V2.6 Pro

Web search ($0.015/call) is charged only when invoked. Accepts text, image, video, and audio input and returns text. Thinking is on by default and can be turned off. Sustains complex autonomous workflows with 1000+ tool calls on a 1M context.

Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

Text, image, audio, and video input are supported, and the model replies in text. Thinking is on by default; use enable_thinking to turn it off and thinking_budget to cap it at up to 262144 tokens. Thinking tokens are billed as output tokens. Web search is an optional built-in tool exposed through tool_web_search and adds $0.02 for each invoked call; a single request can invoke it more than once, and each invoked call is billed. For audio input, pass the file as a URL or a base64 data URI. A video's soundtrack is billed as audio tokens alongside its video tokens.

How to call MiMo V2.6 Pro and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash

MiMo V2.6 Pro serves the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1 with your EmpirioLabs API key and use the model id mimo-v2-6-pro. Both models are called through the same endpoint. Set model to mimo-v2-6-pro or qwen3-8-omni-flash. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

cURL
curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "mimo-v2-6-pro",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."}
    ]
  }'

MiMo V2.6 Pro vs Qwen3.8 Omni Flash: common questions

What is the difference between MiMo V2.6 Pro and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?

MiMo V2.6 Pro is the newer release (Sep 22, 2026); Qwen3.8 Omni Flash was released on Sep 17, 2026. MiMo V2.6 Pro has the larger context window: 1M tokens, against 1.01M for Qwen3.8 Omni Flash. Capabilities listed only for MiMo V2.6 Pro: agentic. The specs, rate cards, and parameters on this page come from the live EmpirioLabs catalog.

Which is newer, MiMo V2.6 Pro or Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?

MiMo V2.6 Pro is the newer release (Sep 22, 2026); Qwen3.8 Omni Flash was released on Sep 17, 2026.

Which has the lower rate, MiMo V2.6 Pro or Qwen3.8 Omni Flash?

MiMo V2.6 Pro lists the lower rate for Output (per 1M generated tokens). Qwen3.8 Omni Flash lists the lower rate for Input (per 1M prompt tokens). Both live rate cards are on this page and always match what the API charges.

Can I switch between MiMo V2.6 Pro and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash without rebuilding my integration?

Yes. Both models use POST /v1/chat/completions with the same EmpirioLabs API key, so most integrations switch by changing the model value. Check the parameters table on this page first if you rely on a model-specific parameter.

Can I try MiMo V2.6 Pro and Qwen3.8 Omni Flash in the browser before integrating?

Yes. Open each model in the EmpirioLabs playground and run the same prompt on both, with the parameters the API exposes.

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