Model comparison

MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro Xiaomi

50.3

Rank #49 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads 66.8 to 27.1.

Side by side

MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
MiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderXiaomiMicrosoft
Noometry Index50.329.7
Released2026-09-212024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1.05M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.43—
Output $ / M tokens$0.87—
Results tracked1919

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Category by category

Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 55.5 (#23), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding15341039
LMArena WebDev1629—
SciCode60.9%—
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%
ALE-Bench1,158—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.5 (#35), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
APEX-Agents59.5%—

Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.1 (#50), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts15121028
CritPt26.6%—

Math MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 54.5 (#45), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math14941089
ProofBench70%—

Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.5 (#92), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1543984

Multimodal Not comparable

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.8 (#43), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Vision1264—

Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 56.9 (#14), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English14741000
LMArena Chinese15291016
LMArena Russian14801004
LMArena French—1039
LMArena German—1006
LMArena Japanese—899
LMArena Korean—856
LMArena Spanish—1059

Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#12), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14931023

Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#27), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1501996

Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads

MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.8 (#33), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2.6-ProPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text14921050
LMArena Creative Writing14681024
LMArena Multi-Turn1464989

Frequently asked questions

Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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