Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and MiMo-V2.6-Pro in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads 66.9 to 35.7.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 46.7 |
| Released | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.43 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.87 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 53.2 (#27)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1538 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1618 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 30.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1146 | 1511 |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.9 (#91)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1497 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.0 (#85)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1548 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —, MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.2 (#40)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1265 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 57.0 (#15)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1532 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1481 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#10)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1490 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#26)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1500 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.9 (#32)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1491 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1465 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1463 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or MiMo-V2.6-Pro better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.2 versus 33.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Pro share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 14.