Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Qwen Max
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.4 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 37.4 to 21.0.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $1.60 / $6.40 for Qwen Max.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 33K.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 44.4 | 34.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 33K |
| Max output | 131K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.3 (#68), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1516 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 29.6 (#82), Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1270 |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 37.4 (#97), Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1477 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.0 (#91), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1516 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.2 (#39), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1266 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.6 (#41), Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1439 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1501 | 1254 |
| LMArena Russian | 1424 | 1274 |
| LMArena French | — | 1329 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1141 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 77.0 (#33), Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1463 | 1262 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#52), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1465 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.9 (#61), Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1459 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1408 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1460 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash better than Qwen Max?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.4 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Qwen Max?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Qwen Max lists at $1.60 and $6.40.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Qwen Max better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Qwen Max share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 13 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.