Model comparison
Granite 4.2 3b vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 3b scores higher in 0 categories and MiMo-V2.6-Flash in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 63.1 to 47.2.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 48.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-09-21 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.14 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.28 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 53.4 (#30)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1361 | 1504 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1637 |
| SciCode | — | 51.3% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 36.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1306 | 1482 |
| CritPt | — | 12% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 51.9 (#52)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | — | 63% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1468 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1315 | 1501 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 3b: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.5 (#47)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1259 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.0 (#51)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1268 | 1434 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1269 | 1511 |
| LMArena Russian | 1249 | 1409 |
| LMArena French | — | 1475 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1456 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 76.8 (#35)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1273 | 1463 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#57)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1291 | 1463 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.1 (#67)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 3b | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1293 | 1455 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1205 | 1400 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1451 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 3b better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Granite 4.2 3b or MiMo-V2.6-Flash better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.4 versus 40.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 3b and MiMo-V2.6-Flash share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 3b has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 19.