Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs MiniMax M1
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
MiniMaxSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher in 8 categories and MiniMax M1 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 51.9 to 37.5.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $0.55 / $2.20 for MiniMax M1.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | MiniMax |
| Noometry Index | 48.5 | 40.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-21 | 2025-06-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 131K | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $0.55 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $2.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 53.4 (#30), MiniMax M1: 39.9 (#153)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1504 | 1359 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1637 | — |
| SciCode | 51.3% | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 36.5 (#66), MiniMax M1: 26.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1482 | 1339 |
| CritPt | 12% | — |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 51.9 (#52), MiniMax M1: 37.5 (#151)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1468 | 1361 |
| ProofBench | 63% | — |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.2 (#99), MiniMax M1: 36.4 (#170)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1501 | 1317 |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.5 (#47), MiniMax M1: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.0 (#51), MiniMax M1: 45.8 (#163)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1319 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | 1360 |
| LMArena French | 1475 | 1370 |
| LMArena Russian | 1409 | 1329 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | 1353 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1266 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 76.8 (#35), MiniMax M1: 69.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1463 | 1312 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#57), MiniMax M1: 41.4 (#141)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | 1326 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 69.4% |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.1 (#67), MiniMax M1: 53.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1455 | 1343 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1400 | 1298 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | 1335 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash better than MiniMax M1?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 40.3 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or MiniMax M1?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; MiniMax M1 lists at $0.55 and $2.20.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash or MiniMax M1 better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.4 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Flash and MiniMax M1 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 19 scored results on Noometry and MiniMax M1 has 18.