Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.4 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.1

Rank #87 Confirmed

MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi

44.4

Rank #74 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 3 categories and MiMo-V2.6-Flash in 5 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 29.6 to 20.9.
  • MiMo-V2.6-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash specifications
ERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
ProviderBaiduXiaomi
Noometry Index43.144.4
Released—2026-09-22
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window—1.05M
Max output—131K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.14
Output $ / M tokens—$0.28
Results tracked1913

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.3 (#68)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Coding14881516

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 29.6 (#82)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Hard Prompts14811481
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—

Math Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 37.4 (#97)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Math14811477

Knowledge Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.0 (#91)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Expert14911516

Multimodal Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.2 (#39)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Vision—1266

Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.6 (#41)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Non-English14551439
LMArena Chinese15071501
LMArena Russian14591424
LMArena French1486—
LMArena German1470—
LMArena Japanese1422—
LMArena Korean1428—
LMArena Spanish1472—

Instruction Following Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 77.0 (#33)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Instruction Following14601463

Long Context Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#52)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Longer Query14621465

Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.9 (#61)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Text14681459
LMArena Creative Writing14401408
LMArena Multi-Turn14711460

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.4 to 43.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (43.4 vs 44.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and MiMo-V2.6-Flash share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 13.

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