Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Molmo 2 8b
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher in 5 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads 63.1 to 49.4.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 48.5 | 39.1 |
| 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 | 19 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 53.4 (#30), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1637 | — |
| SciCode | 51.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1504 | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 36.5 (#66), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1482 | 1287 |
| CritPt | 12% | — |
Math Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 51.9 (#52), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 63% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1468 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.2 (#99), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1501 | — |
Multimodal MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.5 (#47), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | 1081 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.0 (#51), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | — |
| LMArena French | 1475 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1409 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | — |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 76.8 (#35), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1463 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#57), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | — |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.1 (#67), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1455 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1400 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash better than Molmo 2 8b?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Molmo 2 8b share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 19 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.