Model comparison
MiMo-V2.5 vs Qwen2.5-Max
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 40.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen2.5-Max in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 61.6 to 55.4.
- MiMo-V2.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.4 | 40.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2025-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | — |
| Results tracked | 23 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 43.9 (#81), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.8 (#117)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | 1359 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | — |
| SciCode | 43.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 28.6 (#101), Qwen2.5-Max: 25.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | 1360 |
| CritPt | 3.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.53 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2.5: 36.8 (#163), Qwen2.5-Max: 36.9 (#162)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1436 | 1369 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 40.8 (#115), Qwen2.5-Max: 35.3 (#186)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1337 |
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.5: 39.8 (#54), Qwen2.5-Max: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1247 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 51.9 (#99), Qwen2.5-Max: 48.1 (#146)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1421 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1306 | 1300 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1353 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | 1377 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 75.5 (#60), Qwen2.5-Max: 71.3 (#152)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1434 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |
Long Context MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 44.2 (#73), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | 1358 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.5 leads
MiMo-V2.5: 61.6 (#86), Qwen2.5-Max: 55.4 (#146)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1393 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1364 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.5 better than Qwen2.5-Max?
MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 40.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiMo-V2.5 or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?
MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.9 versus 41.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and Qwen2.5-Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.