Short answer: MiMo V2.5 is 39x cheaper (0.018¢ vs 0.71¢ a chat). MiMo V2.5 ranks higher overall (#10 vs #12). Claude Sonnet 5 wins at coding, agentic tasks. MiMo V2.5 wins at reasoning. MiMo V2.5 is the better all-rounder for the money, but Claude Sonnet 5 is worth it if you mostly need coding, agentic tasks.
AANTHROPICGANG
CLAUDE SONNET 5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE543 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER66EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Writing
90
Reasoning
71
Agentic
69
Code
68
Math
58
Value
30
LIEUTENANT★★★★
GENERALIST / WRITER
0.71¢ per chat · 141 chats per NZ$1
“Ask me anything. Pay less.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
XXIAOMIGANG
MIMO V2.5
XIAOMI GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE722 SOURCES
MOREFORLESS
FASTCHEAPSMART
POWER67AA · CRAPGPT
Writing
90
Instruction
74
Reasoning
73
Code
62
Agentic
55
Value
82
RUNNER★★★★
GENERALIST / WRITER
0.018¢ per chat · 5,549 chats per NZ$1
“Faster than your bottleneck.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Claude Sonnet 5
MiMo V2.5
Cost per chat (NZD)
0.71¢
0.018¢
Chats per NZ$1
141
5,549
Overall rank
#12
#10
Vendor
Anthropic
Xiaomi
Speciality
General
General
Crowd Elo
no votes
1000
Reasoning
71
73
Code
68
62
Agentic
69
55
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-13.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiMo V2.5?
MiMo V2.5 costs 0.018¢ per typical chat versus 0.71¢ for Claude Sonnet 5 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or MiMo V2.5?
MiMo V2.5 ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Claude Sonnet 5 leads at coding, agentic tasks; MiMo V2.5 leads at reasoning.
Can I try Claude Sonnet 5 and MiMo V2.5 side by side?
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
