Model comparison
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and MiMo-V2.6-Pro in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads 66.8 to 35.5.
Side by side
| Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 32.4 | 50.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-09-21 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.43 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.87 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 55.5 (#23)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1186 | 1534 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1629 |
| SciCode | — | 60.9% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,158 |
Agentic & Tool Use MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.5 (#35)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 59.5% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 27.1% | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.1 (#50)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1145 | 1512 |
| CritPt | — | 26.6% |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 54.5 (#45)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1152 | 1494 |
| ProofBench | — | 70% |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.5 (#92)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1142 | 1543 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: —, MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.8 (#43)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1264 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 56.9 (#14)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1099 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1145 | 1529 |
| LMArena Russian | 1092 | 1480 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#12)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1131 | 1493 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#27)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1162 | 1501 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266), MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.8 (#33)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1150 | 1492 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1129 | 1468 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1108 | 1464 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 32.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 3.1 8b Instruct or MiMo-V2.6-Pro better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.1 8b Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Pro share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 19.