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Magistral Medium vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash

MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 45.7 to 13.1.

Mistral AI · Xiaomi · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.7 to 13.1, ranking #29 overall.

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

Choose Magistral Medium

  • you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem

Choose MiMo-V2.6-Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.7 and ranks #29 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.

Magistral Medium
Mistral AI
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Xiaomi
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
13.1
#250
45.7
#29
Reasoning
13.3
#240
43.2
#42
Coding
3.5
#219
36.6
#22
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Magistral Medium · 16 for MiMo-V2.6-Flash

No common benchmarks found

Magistral Medium 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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

285.0B diff

MiMo-V2.6-Flash has 285.0B more parameters than Magistral Medium, making it 1187.5% larger.

Mistral AI
Magistral Medium
24.0Bparameters
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
309.0Bparameters
24.0B
Magistral Medium
309.0B
MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Magistral Medium and MiMo-V2.6-Flash support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Magistral Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Magistral Medium is licensed under Apache 2.0, while MiMo-V2.6-Flash uses MIT.

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

Magistral Medium

Apache 2.0

Open weights

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10, while MiMo-V2.6-Flash was released on 2026-09-22.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash is 16 months newer than Magistral Medium.

Magistral Medium

Jun 10, 2025

1.3 years ago

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

Sep 22, 2026

-1 days ago

1.3yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while MiMo-V2.6-Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiMo-V2.6-Flash's cutoff date.

Magistral Medium

Jun 2025

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Magistral Medium and MiMo-V2.6-Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Magistral Medium vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash.

Which is better, Magistral Medium or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 45.7 to 13.1. Magistral Medium is made by Mistral AI 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 Magistral Medium compare to MiMo-V2.6-Flash in benchmarks?

Magistral Medium scores AIME 2024: 73.6%, GPQA: 70.8%, AIME 2025: 64.9%, LiveCodeBench: 50.3%, Aider-Polyglot: 47.1%. 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%.

What are the main differences between Magistral Medium and MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (13.1 vs 45.7), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Magistral Medium and MiMo-V2.6-Flash?

Magistral Medium is developed by Mistral AI and MiMo-V2.6-Flash is developed by Xiaomi.

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