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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash

MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 45.6 to -2.6. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is 7.8x cheaper per token.

Meta · Xiaomi · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.6 to -2.6, ranking #29 overall.

On price, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is roughly 7.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 7.8x cheaper per token

Choose MiMo-V2.6-Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.6 and ranks #29 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Xiaomi
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-2.6
#342
45.6
#29
Reasoning
-3.6
#340
42.5
#45
Coding
-2.3
#252
36.7
#21
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.02 / M
$0.14 / M
Output price
$0.03 / M
$0.28 / M
Context window
131,072
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Tool use
17.0#73
24.7#29
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct · 16 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash

No common benchmarks found

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Flashdon'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

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct ($0.02/1M tokens) is 7.0x cheaper than MiMo-V2.6-Flash ($0.14/1M tokens).

For output processing, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct ($0.03/1M tokens) is 9.3x cheaper than MiMo-V2.6-Flash ($0.28/1M tokens).

In conclusion, MiMo-V2.6-Flash is more expensive than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com
Meta
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.02
Output tokens$0.03
Best providerDeepinfra
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Input tokens$0.14
Output tokens$0.28
Best providerXiaomi
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

301.0B diff

MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 301.0B more parameters than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, making it 3762.5% larger.

Meta
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
309.0Bparameters
8.0B
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
309.0B
MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

MiMo-V2.6-Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 3.1 8B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Only Llama 3.1 8B Instruct specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Meta
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

MiMo-V2.6-Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 8B Instruct does not.

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

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is licensed under Llama 3.1 Community License, while MiMo-V2.6-Flash uses MIT.

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

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23, while MiMo-V2.6-Flash was released on 2026-09-22.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 26 months newer than Llama 3.1 8B Instruct.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

2.2 years ago

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Sep 22, 2026

0 days ago

2.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while MiMo-V2.6-Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 8B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiMo-V2.6-Flash's cutoff date.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Dec 2023

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

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Provider Availability

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Lambda, Groq, Sambanova, Cerebras, Hyperbolic, Together, Fireworks, Bedrock. MiMo-V2.6-Flash is available from Xiaomi.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.02/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.04/1M
lambda logo
Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.03/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.03/1M
groq logo
Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.08/1M
sambanova logo
Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
cerebras logo
Cerebras
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.22/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.22/1M

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

xiaomi logo
Xiaomi
Input Price:Input: $0.14/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.28/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
✓ Preferred
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash.

Which is better, Llama 3.1 8B Instruct or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 45.6 to -2.6. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is made by Meta and MiMo-V2.6-Flash is made by Xiaomi. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Llama 3.1 8B Instruct compare to MiMo-V2.6-Flash in benchmarks?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct scores GSM-8K (CoT): 84.5%, ARC-C: 83.4%, API-Bank: 82.6%, IFEval: 80.4%, BFCL: 76.1%. MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores CyberGym: 95.1%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 87.6%, OSWorld-Verified: 80.8%, MiMo Cyber Bench: 77.2%, Toolathlon-Verified: 73.6%.

Is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct cheaper than MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is 7.0x cheaper for input tokens. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct costs $0.02/M input and $0.03/M output via deepinfra. MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $0.14/M input and $0.28/M output via xiaomi.

What are the context window sizes for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct supports 131K tokens and MiMo-V2.6-Flash 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 Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-2.6 vs 45.6), context window (131K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.02 vs $0.14/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Llama 3.1 Community License vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Llama 3.1 8B Instruct and MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is developed by Meta and MiMo-V2.6-Flash is developed by Xiaomi.

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