Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs MiMo-V2-Pro
MiMo-V2-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.2 8B costs 5.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiMo-V2-Pro'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 1 category and MiMo-V2-Pro in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Pro leads 62.8 to 49.6.
- Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.25 per million input/output tokens, against $0.43 / $0.87 for MiMo-V2-Pro.
- MiMo-V2-Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.
- Granite 4.2 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Xiaomi |
| Noometry Index | 40.5 | 43.0 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-18 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 118K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | $0.43 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.87 |
| Results tracked | 11 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.5 (#137), MiMo-V2-Pro: 43.8 (#83)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1380 | 1476 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1433 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 785.17 |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 26.6 (#131), MiMo-V2-Pro: 22.1 (#206)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1329 | 1457 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 25.8% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 45.9% |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, MiMo-V2-Pro: 39.5 (#102)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1447 |
Knowledge MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 38.4 (#145), MiMo-V2-Pro: 41.4 (#111)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1384 | 1478 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#178), MiMo-V2-Pro: 52.7 (#81)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1302 | 1416 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1366 | 1456 |
| LMArena Russian | 1285 | 1427 |
| LMArena French | — | 1469 |
| LMArena German | — | 1417 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1366 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1400 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1457 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#184), MiMo-V2-Pro: 76.0 (#49)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1301 | 1445 |
Long Context MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.3 (#159), MiMo-V2-Pro: 41.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1324 | 1455 |
| CL-bench | — | 15.7% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 6.9% |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Pro leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.6 (#189), MiMo-V2-Pro: 62.8 (#70)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | MiMo-V2-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1320 | 1436 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1236 | 1415 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1301 | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than MiMo-V2-Pro?
MiMo-V2-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.0 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.2 8B costs 5.1× less per token, which makes it the better buy when MiMo-V2-Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.2 8B or MiMo-V2-Pro?
Granite 4.2 8B is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2-Pro lists at $0.43 and $0.87.
Is Granite 4.2 8B or MiMo-V2-Pro better for coding?
MiMo-V2-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.8 versus 40.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2-Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and MiMo-V2-Pro share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and MiMo-V2-Pro has 23.