Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.4 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.2 8B costs 1.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiMo-V2.6-Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.2 8B 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 63.9 to 49.8.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.14 / $0.28 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 44.4 |
| Released | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 118K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $0.14 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.28 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1516 |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 29.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1327 | 1481 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 37.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1477 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.0 (#91)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1380 | 1516 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.2 (#39)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1266 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.6 (#41)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1299 | 1439 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | 1501 |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | 1424 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 77.0 (#33)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | 1463 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#52)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1323 | 1465 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183), MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.9 (#61)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1319 | 1459 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1238 | 1408 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1299 | 1460 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.4 to 40.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.2 8B costs 1.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiMo-V2.6-Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Flash lists at $0.14 and $0.28.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or MiMo-V2.6-Flash better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and MiMo-V2.6-Flash share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 13.