MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs Qwen 3.7 Max

Xiaomi · China  |  Alibaba · China · Updated June 2026

Quick verdict

Pick MiMo-V2.5-Pro for complex software engineering (top-ranked on swe-bench pro) or long-horizon autonomous tasks (1,000+ tool calls). Pick Qwen 3.7 Max for long-horizon agentic coding (swe-bench pro 60.6, terminal-bench 2.0 69.7) or 1m-token long-document and full-codebase analysis. Choose MiMo-V2.5-Pro if you need self-hosting or data privacy; Qwen 3.7 Max if you want a managed API.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro (Xiaomi) and Qwen 3.7 Max (Alibaba) are two of the models people most often weigh against each other in 2026. MiMo-V2.5-Pro is xiaomi's flagship agentic model — autonomous, long-horizon software engineering at a fraction of frontier cost. Qwen 3.7 Max is alibaba's agent-first frontier model — a 1M-token context and long-horizon coding at about half the cost of US flagships. They diverge most on price and open vs. closed weights — each quantified below from the models' real specs.

Key differences at a glance

Side-by-side specs

SpecMiMo-V2.5-ProQwen 3.7 Max
ProviderXiaomi (China) Alibaba (China)
ReleasedApril 22, 2026 May 20, 2026
Context window1M (~1,500 pages) 1M (~1,500 pages)
Price (in/out)$0.435/$0.87 per 1M tokens $2.5/$7.5 per 1M tokens
Open weight?Yes — self-hostable No — API only
Modalitiestext, image, video, code text, code
SWE-Bench VerifiedNot published Not published
MRCR v2 @ 1MNot published Not published

Who wins what

Complex software engineering (top-ranked on SWE-bench Pro)

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

A core design strength of MiMo-V2.5-Pro.

Long-horizon autonomous tasks (1,000+ tool calls)

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

A core design strength of MiMo-V2.5-Pro.

Strong on GDPVal and ClawEval

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

A core design strength of MiMo-V2.5-Pro.

Long-horizon agentic coding (SWE-Bench Pro 60.6, Terminal-Bench 2.0 69.7)

Qwen 3.7 Max

A core design strength of Qwen 3.7 Max.

1M-token long-document and full-codebase analysis

Qwen 3.7 Max

A core design strength of Qwen 3.7 Max.

MCP tool orchestration and multi-hour autonomous runs

Qwen 3.7 Max

A core design strength of Qwen 3.7 Max.

Lowest cost at scale

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

At $0.435/$0.87 per 1M tokens, it is the cheaper of the two — the gap dominates the bill on high-volume workloads.

Which should you pick?

A cost-sensitive startup shipping high volume

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

At $0.435/$0.87 per 1M tokens it undercuts Qwen 3.7 Max, and on millions of tokens that margin decides the monthly bill.

A team with data-privacy or self-hosting needs

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Open weights let you run it on your own hardware; Qwen 3.7 Max is API-only.

Anyone whose priority is complex software engineering (top-ranked on swe-bench pro)

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

It is specifically built for that.

Anyone whose priority is long-horizon agentic coding (swe-bench pro 60.6, terminal-bench 2.0 69.7)

Qwen 3.7 Max

That is its strongest area.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro: where it fits

Xiaomi's flagship agentic model — autonomous, long-horizon software engineering at a fraction of frontier cost. Released April 22, 2026 by Xiaomi, it is built for complex software engineering (top-ranked on SWE-bench Pro), long-horizon autonomous tasks (1,000+ tool calls), strong on GDPVal and ClawEval, and agent-framework integration.

Its trade-offs are real: benchmark rankings are largely vendor-stated, and limited Western adoption and tooling. At $0.435 in / $0.87 out per million tokens, it sits in the budget price band.

Qwen 3.7 Max: where it fits

Alibaba's agent-first frontier model — a 1M-token context and long-horizon coding at about half the cost of US flagships. Released May 20, 2026 by Alibaba, it is built for long-horizon agentic coding (SWE-Bench Pro 60.6, Terminal-Bench 2.0 69.7), 1M-token long-document and full-codebase analysis, mCP tool orchestration and multi-hour autonomous runs, and frontier intelligence at roughly half the price of US flagships.

Its trade-offs: text-only — no vision input (the Plus variant adds images), closed-weight, API-only — no self-hosting, trails GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus on the hardest one-shot reasoning, and chinese-jurisdiction data-residency considerations. At $2.5 in / $7.5 out per million tokens, it sits in the mid price band.

The bottom line for this matchup

The defining split here is open vs. closed. MiMo-V2.5-Pro gives you weights you control — self-host it, fine-tune it, keep data in-house, pay only for hardware. Qwen 3.7 Max gives you a managed, always-updated API with no infrastructure to run. Teams with GPUs, privacy requirements, or huge volume often favour the open model; teams that want zero ops and the latest capabilities favour the closed one. Capability is close enough that this operational question, not the benchmark, usually decides it.

Want both MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Qwen 3.7 Max without two subscriptions? LumiChats gives you these plus 40+ models under one ₹69/day pass (about $1/day) — draft with one, cross-check with the other.

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Frequently asked questions

Is MiMo-V2.5-Pro or Qwen 3.7 Max better for coding?

Public SWE-Bench figures are not available for either model, so the honest test is your own repository — run an identical real bug through both. By design, MiMo-V2.5-Pro leans toward complex software engineering (top-ranked on swe-bench pro) while Qwen 3.7 Max leans toward long-horizon agentic coding (swe-bench pro 60.6, terminal-bench 2.0 69.7), and that positioning usually predicts which feels better on your codebase.

Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.5-Pro or Qwen 3.7 Max?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is open-weight, so self-hosting means no per-token fee (you pay for hardware instead), while Qwen 3.7 Max is API-metered at $2.5/$7.5 per 1M tokens. For most teams without GPUs, the API model is cheaper to start; at very high volume, self-hosting can win.

Which has the bigger context window?

Both advertise 1M (~1,500 pages). Remember advertised ≠ usable: recall typically degrades before the ceiling.

Can I use both MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Qwen 3.7 Max together?

Yes — a multi-model platform like LumiChats gives you MiMo-V2.5-Pro, Qwen 3.7 Max 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, MiMo-V2.5-Pro or Qwen 3.7 Max?

Qwen 3.7 Max — released May 20, 2026, about 28 days after MiMo-V2.5-Pro.

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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.