Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 50.3 on the Noometry Index. MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.6 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 4 categories and MiMo-V2.6-Pro in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 67.8 to 43.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 36% for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 70% for MiMo-V2.6-Pro.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper at $0.43 / $0.87 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $3.75 for Gemini 3.6 Flash.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | |
| Noometry Index | 54.1 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-09-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 66K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.43 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | $0.87 |
| Results tracked | 46 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 55.5 (#23)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1538 | 1629 |
| SciCode | 52.7% | 60.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1491 | 1534 |
| ALE-Bench | 715.52 | 1,158 |
| DeepSWE | 46.7% | — |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 56.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.5 (#35)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | 59.5% |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.1 (#50)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 10.6% | 26.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1485 | 1512 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 43% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
| DTBench | 95.5% | — |
| LMCA | 44.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.25 | — |
Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 54.5 (#45)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 36% | 70% |
| LMArena Math | 1505 | 1494 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 58.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 70.8% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.5 (#92)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1488 | 1543 |
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | — |
Multimodal MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.8 (#43)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1298 | 1264 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 23.3% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 56.9 (#14)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1469 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1531 | 1529 |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | 1480 |
| LMArena French | 1504 | — |
| LMArena German | 1478 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1476 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1475 | — |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#12)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1466 | 1493 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#27)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1474 | 1501 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.8 (#33)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1492 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1468 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1464 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1604 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 50.3 on the Noometry Index. MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.6 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper. It lists at $0.43 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.6 Flash lists at $0.75 and $3.75.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or MiMo-V2.6-Pro better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 50.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and MiMo-V2.6-Pro share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 19.