GLM 4.7 vs MiMo-V2.5

Z.ai · China  |  Xiaomi · China · Updated June 2026

Quick verdict

Pick GLM 4.7 for genuinely permissive open weights — an mit-licensed 358b mixture-of-experts with no commercial restrictions or strong agentic coding for the price — 73.8% on swe-bench verified undercut most closed frontier models at launch. Pick MiMo-V2.5 for native omnimodal — strong image and video understanding or very low cost (~half the inference of the pro tier). On a tight budget at scale, MiMo-V2.5 is the value pick.

GLM 4.7 (Z.ai) and MiMo-V2.5 (Xiaomi) are two of the models people most often weigh against each other in 2026. GLM 4.7 is an MIT-licensed 358B open mixture-of-experts with strong 73.8% SWE-Bench Verified coding — but two generations behind GLM 5.2. MiMo-V2.5 is xiaomi's cheap omnimodal model — Pro-level agentic perception across image and video at a fraction of the cost. They diverge most on price and context window — each quantified below from the models' real specs.

Key differences at a glance

Side-by-side specs

SpecGLM 4.7MiMo-V2.5
ProviderZ.ai (China) Xiaomi (China)
ReleasedDecember 22, 2025 April 22, 2026
Context window200K (~304 pages) 1M (~1,500 pages)
Price (in/out)$0.6/$2.2 per 1M tokens $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens
Open weight?Yes — self-hostable Yes — self-hostable
Modalitiestext, code text, image, audio, video, code
SWE-Bench Verified73.8% Not published
MRCR v2 @ 1MNot published Not published

Who wins what

Genuinely permissive open weights — an MIT-licensed 358B mixture-of-experts with no commercial restrictions

GLM 4.7

GLM 4.7 lists genuinely permissive open weights — an MIT-licensed 358B mixture-of-experts with no commercial restrictions among its strengths; MiMo-V2.5 does not.

Strong agentic coding for the price — 73.8% on SWE-Bench Verified undercut most closed frontier models at launch

GLM 4.7

GLM 4.7 lists strong agentic coding for the price — 73.8% on SWE-Bench Verified undercut most closed frontier models at launch among its strengths; MiMo-V2.5 does not.

An unusually generous 128K maximum output, which suits bulk refactors and long generation

GLM 4.7

GLM 4.7 lists an unusually generous 128K maximum output, which suits bulk refactors and long generation among its strengths; MiMo-V2.5 does not.

Native omnimodal — strong image and video understanding

MiMo-V2.5

Xiaomi's cheap omnimodal model — Pro-level agentic perception across image and video at a fraction of the cost — and it runs cheaper at $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens.

Very low cost (~half the inference of the Pro tier)

MiMo-V2.5

At $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens it undercuts GLM 4.7 ($0.6/$2.2 per 1M tokens), and that gap compounds at volume.

Agent-framework integration

MiMo-V2.5

Xiaomi's cheap omnimodal model — Pro-level agentic perception across image and video at a fraction of the cost — and it carries the larger 1M context.

Lowest cost at scale

MiMo-V2.5

At $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens, it is the cheaper of the two — the gap dominates the bill on high-volume workloads.

Largest single-prompt input

MiMo-V2.5

Its 1M window is about 4.9× larger than GLM 4.7's 200K, fitting roughly 1,500 pages in one prompt.

Which should you pick?

A cost-sensitive startup shipping high volume

MiMo-V2.5

At $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens it undercuts GLM 4.7, and on millions of tokens that margin decides the monthly bill.

Someone analysing very long documents or codebases

MiMo-V2.5

Larger 1M window fits more in one prompt.

Anyone whose priority is genuinely permissive open weights — an mit-licensed 358b mixture-of-experts with no commercial restrictions

GLM 4.7

It is specifically built for that.

Anyone whose priority is native omnimodal — strong image and video understanding

MiMo-V2.5

That is its strongest area.

GLM 4.7: where it fits

An MIT-licensed 358B open mixture-of-experts with strong 73.8% SWE-Bench Verified coding — but two generations behind GLM 5.2. Released December 22, 2025 by Z.ai, it is built for genuinely permissive open weights — an MIT-licensed 358B mixture-of-experts with no commercial restrictions, strong agentic coding for the price — 73.8% on SWE-Bench Verified undercut most closed frontier models at launch, an unusually generous 128K maximum output, which suits bulk refactors and long generation, and cheap long-running agent loops thanks to aggressive prompt caching.

Its trade-offs are real: two generations behind — GLM 5, 5.1 and 5.2 have all shipped since, and new builds should default to those, its Verified lead narrows sharply on harder evaluations like SWE-Bench Pro, and text-only with no vision, and self-hosting a 358B model is a serious hardware commitment. At $0.6 in / $2.2 out per million tokens, it sits in the budget price band.

MiMo-V2.5: where it fits

Xiaomi's cheap omnimodal model — Pro-level agentic perception across image and video at a fraction of the cost. Released April 22, 2026 by Xiaomi, it is built for native omnimodal — strong image and video understanding, very low cost (~half the inference of the Pro tier), agent-framework integration, and 1M context for full documents in one pass.

Its trade-offs: not the deepest reasoning tier (see V2.5-Pro), and limited Western tooling and support. At $0.14 in / $0.28 out per million tokens, it sits in the budget price band.

The bottom line for this matchup

GLM 4.7 and MiMo-V2.5 overlap enough that the right pick depends on your specific job. MiMo-V2.5 costs less per token; MiMo-V2.5 holds the larger context; and each leads in its own area — GLM 4.7 for genuinely permissive open weights — an mit-licensed 358b mixture-of-experts with no commercial restrictions, MiMo-V2.5 for native omnimodal — strong image and video understanding. Rather than crowning one, run the same hard task through both once and let the results decide.

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Frequently asked questions

Is GLM 4.7 or MiMo-V2.5 better for coding?

Public SWE-Bench figures are not available for MiMo-V2.5, so the honest test is your own repository — run an identical real bug through both. By design, GLM 4.7 leans toward genuinely permissive open weights — an mit-licensed 358b mixture-of-experts with no commercial restrictions while MiMo-V2.5 leans toward native omnimodal — strong image and video understanding, and that positioning usually predicts which feels better on your codebase.

Which is cheaper, GLM 4.7 or MiMo-V2.5?

MiMo-V2.5 is cheaper — $0.6/$2.2 per 1M tokens vs $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens, roughly 4.3× apart on input.

Which has the bigger context window?

MiMo-V2.5 — 1M vs 200K, about 4.9× larger. Useful only if the model actually reasons over the full window, which not all do.

Can I use both GLM 4.7 and MiMo-V2.5 together?

Yes — a multi-model platform like LumiChats gives you GLM 4.7, MiMo-V2.5 and 40+ others under one ₹69/day pass (about $1/day), so you can draft with one and cross-check with the other instead of buying two subscriptions.

Which is newer, GLM 4.7 or MiMo-V2.5?

MiMo-V2.5 — released April 22, 2026, about 4 months after GLM 4.7.

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Specifications and benchmarks reflect publicly reported figures as of June 2026 and may change as providers release updates. Always verify on your own workload.