Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 4 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 51.9 to 40.1.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 48.5 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-21 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 53.4 (#30), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1504 | 1487 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1637 | — |
| SciCode | 51.3% | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 36.5 (#66), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1482 | 1483 |
| CritPt | 12% | — |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 51.9 (#52), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1468 | 1474 |
| ProofBench | 63% | — |
Knowledge Too close to call
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.2 (#99), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1501 | 1489 |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.5 (#47), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.0 (#51), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1475 | 1484 |
| LMArena Russian | 1409 | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | 1470 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 76.8 (#35), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1463 | 1467 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#57), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.1 (#67), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1455 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1400 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.4 versus 44.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.