Model comparison
MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Qwen3.5 35B-A3B
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads 53.2 to 33.5.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper at $0.43 / $0.87 per million input/output tokens, against $0.25 / $2 for Qwen3.5 35B-A3B.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 46.7 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2026-02-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.43 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.87 | $2 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 53.2 (#27), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 33.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1618 | 1254 |
| LMArena Coding | 1538 | 1410 |
| SciCode | — | 29.3% |
Reasoning MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 30.4 (#76), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 23.9 (#158)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1511 | 1400 |
| CritPt | — | 0.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 10% |
| DTBench | — | 80% |
| LMCA | — | 29.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.52 |
Math Too close to call
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 37.9 (#91), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 38.4 (#86)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1497 | 1404 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 56% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 70% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 35B-A3B leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 43.0 (#85), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 47.7 (#73)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1548 | 1408 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 40.2 (#40), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1265 | — |
Multilingual MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 57.0 (#15), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 50.2 (#122)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1474 | 1379 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1532 | 1458 |
| LMArena Russian | 1481 | 1377 |
| LMArena French | — | 1412 |
| LMArena German | — | 1367 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1326 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1354 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1390 |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 78.2 (#10), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 73.0 (#123)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1490 | 1379 |
Long Context MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 46.0 (#26), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 42.4 (#122)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1500 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads
MiMo-V2.6-Pro: 66.9 (#32), Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: 58.1 (#118)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1491 | 1395 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1347 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1463 | 1391 |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro better than Qwen3.5 35B-A3B?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.7 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, MiMo-V2.6-Pro or Qwen3.5 35B-A3B?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is cheaper. It lists at $0.43 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 35B-A3B lists at $0.25 and $2.
Is MiMo-V2.6-Pro or Qwen3.5 35B-A3B better for coding?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.2 versus 33.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B has 28.