Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Small 8k 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 31.1.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 50.3 | 29.3 |
| Released | 2026-09-21 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.43 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.87 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 55.5 (#23), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1534 | 1101 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1629 | — |
| SciCode | 60.9% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
| ALE-Bench | 1,158 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.5 (#35), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 59.5% | — |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.1 (#50), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1512 | 1100 |
| CritPt | 26.6% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.9% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 30.3% |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 58.1% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 79.1% |
| HellaSwag | — | 77% |
| LiveBench | — | 24% |
| WinoGrande | — | 81.5% |
Math MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 54.5 (#45), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1494 | 1151 |
| ProofBench | 70% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.5 (#92), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1543 | 1067 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.8 (#43), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 56.9 (#14), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1474 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1529 | 1061 |
| LMArena Russian | 1480 | 1111 |
| LMArena French | — | 1135 |
| LMArena German | — | 1080 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 894 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1111 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#12), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1493 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#27), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1501 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.8 (#33), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1492 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1468 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1464 | 1068 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.