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Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro

MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 49.8 to 21.6.

Moonshot AI · Xiaomi · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 49.8 to 21.6, ranking #19 overall.

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

Choose Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

  • you are already invested in the Moonshot AI ecosystem

Choose MiMo-V2.6-Pro

  • overall performance matters — it scores 49.8 and ranks #19 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Moonshot AI
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Xiaomi
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
21.6
#189
49.8
#19
Reasoning
21.8
#179
45.2
#30
Coding
9.7
#172
41.8
#9
Agents
-4.2
#183
37.5
#13
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.43 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.87 / M
Context window
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1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Tool use
6.4#145
28.0#21
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

29 reported for Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 · 18 for MiMo-V2.6-Pro

No common benchmarks found

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 and MiMo-V2.6-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

20.0B diff

MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 20.0B more parameters than Kimi K2-Instruct-0905, making it 2.0% larger.

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
1.0Tparameters
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
1.0Tparameters
1000.0B
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
1020.0B
MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens).

Moonshot AI
Kimi K2-Instruct-0905
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

MiMo-V2.6-Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 does not.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under MIT.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

MIT

Open weights

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 was released on 2025-09-05, while MiMo-V2.6-Pro was released on 2026-09-22.

MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 13 months newer than Kimi K2-Instruct-0905.

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905

Sep 5, 2025

1.0 years ago

MiMo-V2.6-Pro

Sep 22, 2026

0 days ago

1.0yr newer

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 Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro.

Which is better, Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 49.8 to 21.6. Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is made by Moonshot AI and MiMo-V2.6-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 Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 compare to MiMo-V2.6-Pro in benchmarks?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 scores MATH-500: 97.4%, MMLU-Redux: 92.7%, IFEval: 89.8%, AutoLogi: 89.5%, MMLU: 89.5%. MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores CyberGym: 94.0%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 89.9%, OSWorld-Verified: 82.0%, MiMo Cyber Bench: 81.7%, Toolathlon-Verified: 76.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 supports an unknown number of tokens and MiMo-V2.6-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 Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (21.6 vs 49.8), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 and MiMo-V2.6-Pro?

Kimi K2-Instruct-0905 is developed by Moonshot AI and MiMo-V2.6-Pro is developed by Xiaomi.

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