Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 60.5 to 44.4 on the Noometry Index. MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Claude Sonnet 5.5's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads 88.7 to 37.4.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $10 for Claude Sonnet 5.5.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 60.5 | 44.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-22 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 128K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.14 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.28 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 65.5 (#6), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | 52.1% | — |
| CursorBench | 55.5% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1699 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 61.9% | — |
| SciCode | 61% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1516 |
| ALE-Bench | 1,819 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 44.9 (#14), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 75.5% | — |
Reasoning Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 52.4 (#29), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 29.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 31.4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1481 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 65% | — |
Math Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 88.7 (#4), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 37.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 88.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 80.5% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | — |
| ProofBench | 100% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1477 |
Knowledge Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 66.0 (#11), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.0 (#91)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 95.6% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 46.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1516 |
Multimodal Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 53.2 (#5), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.2 (#39)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1266 |
| Furniture Assembly | 75% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.6 (#41)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1439 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1501 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1424 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 77.0 (#33)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1463 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#52)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1465 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.9 (#61)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1459 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1408 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1460 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 60.5 to 44.4 on the Noometry Index. MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Claude Sonnet 5.5's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Claude Sonnet 5.5 lists at $2 and $10.
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash better for coding?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 65.5 versus 44.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do Claude Sonnet 5.5 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has 16 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 13.