Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Qwen3.5-9B
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 33.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.5-9B costs 4.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiMo-V2.6-Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads 53.2 to 35.3.
- Qwen3.5-9B is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.43 / $0.87 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 46.7 | 33.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.43 | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.87 | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 53.2 (#27), Qwen3.5-9B: 35.3 (#213)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1618 | — |
| SciCode | — | 27.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1538 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 14.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 9.2% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 30.4 (#76), Qwen3.5-9B: 22.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1511 | — |
| DTBench | — | 71.2% |
| LMCA | — | 24.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 139.45 |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.9 (#91), Qwen3.5-9B: 33.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 48.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 61.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1497 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5-9B leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.0 (#85), Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 79% |
| LMArena Expert | 1548 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.2 (#40), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1265 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 57.0 (#15), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1474 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1532 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1481 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#10), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1490 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#26), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1500 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.9 (#32), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1491 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1463 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro better than Qwen3.5-9B?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 33.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.5-9B costs 4.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiMo-V2.6-Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Pro or Qwen3.5-9B?
Qwen3.5-9B is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Pro lists at $0.43 and $0.87.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro or Qwen3.5-9B better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.2 versus 35.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Qwen3.5-9B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-9B has 10.