Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Nova 2 Lite
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher in 7 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 51.9 to 37.5.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Nova 2 Lite.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 48.5 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-09-21 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 53.4 (#30), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1504 | 1385 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1637 | — |
| SciCode | 51.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: —, Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 36.5 (#66), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1482 | 1364 |
| CritPt | 12% | — |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 51.9 (#52), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1468 | 1359 |
| ProofBench | 63% | — |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.2 (#99), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1501 | 1358 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.5 (#47), Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.0 (#51), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1475 | 1381 |
| LMArena Russian | 1409 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | 1373 |
| LMArena German | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1284 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 76.8 (#35), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1463 | 1335 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#57), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.1 (#67), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1455 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1400 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | 1338 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash better than Nova 2 Lite?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Nova 2 Lite?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Nova 2 Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.4 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Nova 2 Lite share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 19 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.