# MiMo-V2.5 vs Mistral

> MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mimo-v2-5-vs-mistral
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2.5 scores higher in 8 categories and Mistral in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2.5 leads 61.6 to 37.0.
- MiMo-V2.5 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.4 | 29.9 |
| Rank | 93 | 303 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $0.14 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.28 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- MiMo-V2.5: 43.9 (#81)
- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1469 | 1162 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1438 | — |
| SciCode | 43.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 513.95 | — |

## Reasoning

- MiMo-V2.5: 28.6 (#101)
- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1450 | 1149 |
| CritPt | 3.7% | — |

## Math

- MiMo-V2.5: 36.8 (#163)
- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1436 | 1180 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |

## Knowledge

- MiMo-V2.5: 40.8 (#115)
- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |

## Multimodal

- MiMo-V2.5: 39.8 (#54)
- Mistral: —

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1247 | — |

## Multilingual

- MiMo-V2.5: 51.9 (#99)
- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1404 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1468 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | 1180 |
| LMArena German | 1421 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1306 | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | 1363 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1395 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1416 | 1143 |

## Instruction Following

- MiMo-V2.5: 75.5 (#60)
- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1434 | 1152 |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |

## Long Context

- MiMo-V2.5: 44.2 (#73)
- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1445 | 1153 |

## Writing & Preference

- MiMo-V2.5: 61.6 (#86)
- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.5 | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1428 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1393 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |

## FAQ

### Is MiMo-V2.5 better than Mistral?

MiMo-V2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is MiMo-V2.5 or Mistral better for coding?

MiMo-V2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.9 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2.5 and Mistral share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2.5 has 23 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.