ByteDance vs 
Xiaomi
Verdict
- Xiaomi's flagship leads: MiMo-V2.6-Pro at 64.0 vs Dola Seed 2.0 Pro at 58.5.
- Xiaomi has the better model in 4 of 4 price bands.
- Xiaomi's fastest ranked model (MiMo-V2.5, 75 tok/s) beats ByteDance's (Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct, 38 tok/s).
- Xiaomi publishes more open-weights models (5 vs 1).
- Xiaomi ships more often: one model every 26 days against every 83.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | ByteDance | Xiaomi |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | MiMo-V2.6-Flash 59.7$0.175/M |
| Under $2/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | MiMo-V2.6-Pro 64.0$0.548/M |
| Under $10/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | MiMo-V2.6-Pro 64.0$0.548/M |
| Any price | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | MiMo-V2.6-Pro 64.0$0.548/M |
Line-up
| Metric | ByteDance | Xiaomi |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 58.5 | 64.0 |
| Ranked models | 3 | 7 |
| Open-weights models | 1 | 5 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.300 | $0.150 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 38 | 75 |
| Release cadence, days | 83 | 26 |
| Last release | 14 Feb 2026 | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Next expected | 4 Apr 2026 – 10 Jun 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2026 |