Model comparison

MiMo-V2-Flash vs Yi-Lightning

MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

MiMo-V2-Flash Xiaomi

41.3

Rank #138 Confirmed

Yi-Lightning 01.AI

37.1

Rank #209 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2-Flash scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Flash leads 59.7 to 50.2.
  • MiMo-V2-Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

MiMo-V2-Flash and Yi-Lightning specifications
MiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
ProviderXiaomi01.AI
Noometry Index41.337.1
Released2025-12-162024-12-02
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window262K—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.14—
Output $ / M tokens$0.28—
Results tracked2118

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Category by category

Coding MiMo-V2-Flash leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 36.1 (#211), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Coding14431312
Aider Polyglot—12.9%
LMArena WebDev1330—
SciCode25.9%—
ALE-Bench737.95—

Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 24.9 (#157), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Hard Prompts14201302
CritPt0%—

Math MiMo-V2-Flash leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 38.3 (#139), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Math13961300

Knowledge MiMo-V2-Flash leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 39.7 (#131), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Expert14251286

Multilingual MiMo-V2-Flash leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 51.0 (#113), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Non-English13921269
LMArena Chinese14621320
LMArena French14291305
LMArena German13951267
LMArena Japanese13251228
LMArena Korean13581192
LMArena Russian13871255
LMArena Spanish14201315

Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Flash leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 73.5 (#120), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Instruction Following13921278

Long Context MiMo-V2-Flash leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 43.0 (#110), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Longer Query14091297

Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Flash leads

MiMo-V2-Flash: 59.7 (#106), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-FlashYi-Lightning
LMArena Text14111302
LMArena Creative Writing13751280
LMArena Multi-Turn14041311

Frequently asked questions

Is MiMo-V2-Flash better than Yi-Lightning?

MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is MiMo-V2-Flash or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

MiMo-V2-Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.1 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2-Flash and Yi-Lightning share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.

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