MiroThinker 1.5: The 30B Open-Weight Model Outperforming Trillion-Parameter Giants
MiroMind's new MiroThinker 1.5 delivers trillion-parameter reasoning performance with just 30B parameters. Explore its Scientist Mode, $0.07 inference cost, and open-weight MIT license.
The era of "bigger is better" is facing a serious challenge. MiroMind has just dropped MiroThinker 1.5, a reasoning model with just 30 billion parameters that's punching way above its weight class. It's rivaling trillion-parameter competitors like Kimi K2 at a fraction of the cost.
Enterprises have long struggled with a dilemma: pay for expensive frontier model APIs or settle for mediocre local performance. MiroThinker 1.5 offers a third path. As an open-weight model architected for extended tool use and multi-step reasoning, it's a game-changer for the push toward deployable AI agents.
MiroThinker 1.5 Performance: Crushing the Hallucination Problem
The secret sauce is what MiroMind calls "Scientist Mode." Most LLMs hallucinate because they rely on memorized patterns. In contrast, MiroThinker 1.5 executes a verifiable research loop: it proposes hypotheses, queries external sources, identifies mismatches, and revises its conclusions.
| Metric | MiroThinker 1.5 (30B) | Kimi K2 (1T+) |
|---|---|---|
| BrowseComp-ZH Score | 69.8 | ~68.0 |
| Inference Cost/Call | $0.07 | ~$1.40 |
| Tool Calls/Session | Up to 400 | Varies |
On the BrowseComp-ZH benchmark, the 30B model actually outperformed its trillion-parameter rivals with a score of 69.8. Even more impressive is the price tag: inference costs as low as $0.07 per call, which is roughly 1/20th the cost of its peers.
Advanced Specs for Enterprise AI Deployment
MiroMind also introduced a 235B variant using a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture with only 22B active parameters. This model approaches the performance of systems like Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5-class models. Key features include:
- Massive context window of 256k tokens
- Support for up to 400 tool calls per session
- Time-Sensitive Training Sandbox to eliminate hindsight bias
- Available under the permissive MIT License
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