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IBM Granite 4.2 3B vs MiMo-V2-Pro

MiMo-V2-Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 35.9 to 15.6.

IBM · Xiaomi · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiMo-V2-Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 35.9 to 15.6, ranking #74 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose IBM Granite 4.2 3B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose MiMo-V2-Pro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 35.9 and ranks #74 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

IBM Granite 4.2 3B
IBM
MiMo-V2-Pro
Xiaomi
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
15.6
#213
35.9
#74
Reasoning
12.0
#234
37.7
#58
Coding
-6.7
#247
26.0
#58
Agents
2.0
#152
17.1
#66
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$1.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$3.00 / M
Context window
—
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
IBM Granite 4.2 3B
MiMo-V2-Pro
Tool use
5.3#144
19.3#55
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for IBM Granite 4.2 3B · 7 for MiMo-V2-Pro

No common benchmarks found

IBM Granite 4.2 3B and MiMo-V2-Prodon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

997.0B diff

MiMo-V2-Pro has 997.0B more parameters than IBM Granite 4.2 3B, making it 33233.3% larger.

IBM
IBM Granite 4.2 3B
3.0Bparameters
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2-Pro
1.0Tparameters
3.0B
IBM Granite 4.2 3B
1000.0B
MiMo-V2-Pro

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only MiMo-V2-Pro specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only MiMo-V2-Pro specifies output context (16,384 tokens).

IBM
IBM Granite 4.2 3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2-Pro
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output16,384 tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

IBM Granite 4.2 3B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while MiMo-V2-Pro uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

IBM Granite 4.2 3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

MiMo-V2-Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

IBM Granite 4.2 3B was released on 2026-08-25, while MiMo-V2-Pro was released on 2026-03-18.

IBM Granite 4.2 3B is 5 months newer than MiMo-V2-Pro.

IBM Granite 4.2 3B

Aug 25, 2026

6 days ago

5mo newer
MiMo-V2-Pro

Mar 18, 2026

5 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against IBM Granite 4.2 3B and MiMo-V2-Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

IBM Granite 4.2 3B
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FAQ

Common questions about IBM Granite 4.2 3B vs MiMo-V2-Pro.

Which is better, IBM Granite 4.2 3B or MiMo-V2-Pro?

MiMo-V2-Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 35.9 to 15.6. IBM Granite 4.2 3B is made by IBM and MiMo-V2-Pro is made by Xiaomi. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does IBM Granite 4.2 3B compare to MiMo-V2-Pro in benchmarks?

IBM Granite 4.2 3B scores AIME 2025: 78.3%, IFBench: 74.3%, LiveCodeBench v6: 69.7%, MMLU-Pro: 67.8%, RULER 64k: 67.5%. MiMo-V2-Pro scores Tau2 Telecom: 96.8%, DeepSearchQA: 86.7%, PinchBench: 81.0%, SWE-Bench Verified: 78.0%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 71.7%.

What are the context window sizes for IBM Granite 4.2 3B and MiMo-V2-Pro?

IBM Granite 4.2 3B supports an unknown number of tokens and MiMo-V2-Pro supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between IBM Granite 4.2 3B and MiMo-V2-Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (15.6 vs 35.9), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes IBM Granite 4.2 3B and MiMo-V2-Pro?

IBM Granite 4.2 3B is developed by IBM and MiMo-V2-Pro is developed by Xiaomi.

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