Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Flash vs Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 48.5 on the Noometry Index. MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher in 3 categories and Muse Spark 1.2 in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Muse Spark 1.2 leads 51.3 to 36.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is ProofBench: 63% for MiMo-V2.6-Flash and 43% for Muse Spark 1.2.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper at $0.14 / $0.28 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $4.25 for Muse Spark 1.2.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 48.5 | 50.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-21 | 2026-08-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Max output | 131K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 31 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 53.4 (#30), Muse Spark 1.2: 49.2 (#51)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1637 | 1533 |
| SciCode | 51.3% | 56.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1504 | 1495 |
| DeepSWE | — | 54.9% |
| FrontierSWE | — | 12% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: —, Muse Spark 1.2: 29.4 (#87)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 36.4% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 16% |
Reasoning Muse Spark 1.2 leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 36.5 (#66), Muse Spark 1.2: 51.3 (#34)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 12% | 17.7% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1482 | 1486 |
| SimpleBench | — | 74.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 79.2% |
| DTBench | — | 94.7% |
| LMCA | — | 48.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 154.87 |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 51.9 (#52), Muse Spark 1.2: 46.4 (#70)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 63% | 43% |
| LMArena Math | 1468 | 1471 |
Knowledge Muse Spark 1.2 leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 42.2 (#99), Muse Spark 1.2: 54.1 (#53)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1501 | 1480 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 60.3% |
Multimodal Muse Spark 1.2 leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 40.5 (#47), Muse Spark 1.2: 43.4 (#25)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1259 | 1305 |
Multilingual Muse Spark 1.2 leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 54.0 (#51), Muse Spark 1.2: 57.1 (#11)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1434 | 1478 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1511 | 1511 |
| LMArena French | 1475 | 1513 |
| LMArena Russian | 1409 | 1487 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | 1498 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 76.8 (#35), Muse Spark 1.2: 76.7 (#36)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1463 | 1461 |
Long Context Too close to call
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 44.8 (#57), Muse Spark 1.2: 45.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | 1475 |
Writing & Preference Muse Spark 1.2 leads
MiMo-V2.6-Flash: 63.1 (#67), Muse Spark 1.2: 72.3 (#14)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Muse Spark 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1455 | 1482 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1400 | 1449 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1451 | 1494 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1840 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash better than Muse Spark 1.2?
Muse Spark 1.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 48.5 on the Noometry Index. MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Muse Spark 1.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Spark 1.2?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Muse Spark 1.2 lists at $1.25 and $4.25.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Flash or Muse Spark 1.2 better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.4 versus 49.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Flash and Muse Spark 1.2 share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 19 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.2 has 31.