# 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.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mimo-v2-6-pro-vs-phi-3-mini-128k-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## 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.

## Snapshot

| | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 50.3 | 29.7 |
| Rank | 49 | 305 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $0.43 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.87 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1534 | 1039 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1629 | — |
| SciCode | 60.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
| ALE-Bench | 1,158 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 59.5% | — |

## Reasoning

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1512 | 1028 |
| CritPt | 26.6% | — |

## Math

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1494 | 1089 |
| ProofBench | 70% | — |

## Knowledge

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1543 | 984 |

## Multimodal

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | — |

## Multilingual

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1474 | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1529 | 1016 |
| LMArena Russian | 1480 | 1004 |
| LMArena French | — | 1039 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1059 |

## Instruction Following

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1493 | 1023 |

## Long Context

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1501 | 996 |

## Writing & Preference

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

| Benchmark | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1492 | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1468 | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1464 | 989 |

## FAQ

### 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.
