Moondream lists 2 models and Xiaomi 8. Xiaomi is cheaper on a typical model ($0.54 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Moondream | Xiaomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 2 | 8 |
| Models with published pricing | 2 | 8 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.85 | $0.54 |
| Cheapest paid model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash ($0.14) |
| Longest context | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (32K) | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5 (1.1M) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview (2026-10-15) | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.6-Flash (2026-09-21) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 0 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Moondream | Xiaomi |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $72.50 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $12.55 with Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $61.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $13.70 with Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | no suitable model | $14.28 with Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $39.00 with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview | $8.94 with Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | no suitable model | $4.79 with Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash |
| You need | Moondream | Xiaomi |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash ($0.14) |
| With tool calling | none listed | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash ($0.14) |
| With image input | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5 ($0.18) |
| With reasoning mode | Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview ($0.85) | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash ($0.14) |
| 128K+ context | none listed | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash ($0.14) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5 ($0.18) |
| Model type | Moondream | Xiaomi |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+audio+video->text | 0 | 5 |
| text+image->text | 2 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 3 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Moondream | Xiaomi |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 0 | 3 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 2 | 4 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 1 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Xiaomi is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.54 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.85 for Moondream. The cheapest paid models are Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at $0.85 and Xiaomi: MiMo-V2-Flash at $0.14.
It depends on the job: Xiaomi offers the broader line-up (2 models vs 8), Xiaomi the lower typical price, Xiaomi the longest context (1.1M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Xiaomi: Moondream lists 2 models and Xiaomi lists 8.
Xiaomi: Moondream's longest is Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview at 32K tokens; Xiaomi's is Xiaomi: MiMo-V2.5 at 1.1M.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Moondream: 2 of 2 models accept images. Xiaomi: 5 of 8.