Model comparison

Granite 4.2 8B vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.2 8B costs 1.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiMo-V2.6-Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified October 12, 2026. 11 shared benchmarks.

Granite 4.2 8B IBM

40.5

Rank #148 Confirmed

MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi

48.5

Rank #55 Confirmed

Summary

They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B scores higher in 0 categories and MiMo-V2.6-Flash in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 63.1 to 49.6.
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.14 / $0.28 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash.
MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.

Side by side

Granite 4.2 8B and MiMo-V2.6-Flash specifications
	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Provider	IBM	Xiaomi
Noometry Index	40.5	48.5
Released	—	2026-09-21
Weights	Open	Open
Context window	131K	1.05M
Max output	118K	131K
Input $ / M tokens	$0.06	$0.14
Output $ / M tokens	$0.25	$0.28
Results tracked	11	19

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Category by category

Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 53.4 (#30)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Coding	1380	1504
LMArena WebDev	—	1637
SciCode	—	51.3%

Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 36.5 (#66)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Hard Prompts	1329	1482
CritPt	—	12%

Math Not comparable

Granite 4.2 8B: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 51.9 (#52)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
ProofBench	—	63%
LMArena Math	—	1468

Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.2 (#99)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Expert	1384	1501

Multimodal Not comparable

Granite 4.2 8B: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.5 (#47)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Vision	—	1259

Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.0 (#51)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Non-English	1302	1434
LMArena Chinese	1366	1511
LMArena Russian	1285	1409
LMArena French	—	1475
LMArena Spanish	—	1456

Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 76.8 (#35)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Instruction Following	1301	1463

Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#57)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Longer Query	1324	1463

Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads

Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.1 (#67)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	Granite 4.2 8B	MiMo-V2.6-Flash
LMArena Text	1320	1455
LMArena Creative Writing	1236	1400
LMArena Multi-Turn	1301	1451

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.2 8B better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Flash lists at $0.14 and $0.28.

Is Granite 4.2 8B or MiMo-V2.6-Flash better for coding?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.4 versus 40.5 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and MiMo-V2.6-Flash share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 19.