Model comparison
Inkling-Small vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 46.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Inkling-Small scores higher in 1 category and MiMo-V2.6-Pro in 8 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads 55.5 to 43.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 6% for Inkling-Small and 70% for MiMo-V2.6-Pro.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper at $0.43 / $0.87 per million input/output tokens, against $0.45 / $1.20 for Inkling-Small.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 524K.
Side by side
| Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Thinking Machines Lab | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 46.5 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2026-07-15 | 2026-09-21 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 524K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.45 | $0.43 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | $0.87 |
| Results tracked | 33 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 55.5 (#23)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1409 | 1629 |
| SciCode | 48.7% | 60.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1451 | 1534 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,158 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Inkling-Small: —, MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.5 (#35)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 59.5% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.1 (#50)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 8.3% | 26.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1423 | 1512 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 40.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 84% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 18% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.15 | — |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 54.5 (#45)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 6% | 70% |
| LMArena Math | 1459 | 1494 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 46.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 17.1% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 90% | — |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.5 (#92)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1442 | 1543 |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 19.1% | — |
Multimodal MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.8 (#43)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1235 | 1264 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 56.9 (#14)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1402 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1529 |
| LMArena Russian | 1391 | 1480 |
| LMArena French | 1436 | — |
| LMArena German | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1405 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1428 | — |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#12)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1399 | 1493 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#27)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1401 | 1501 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.8 (#33)
| Benchmark | Inkling-Small | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1414 | 1492 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1468 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1418 | 1464 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1491 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Inkling-Small better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 46.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Inkling-Small 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; Inkling-Small lists at $0.45 and $1.20.
Is Inkling-Small or MiMo-V2.6-Pro better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 43.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks do Inkling-Small and MiMo-V2.6-Pro share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Inkling-Small has 33 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 19.