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MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs Qwen3.8 MaxWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max — which is better?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro (by Xiaomi) and Qwen3.8 Max (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Pro). Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose MiMo-V2.5-Pro if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Qwen3.8 Max if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

MiMo-V2.5-Pro outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Pro).

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1376.8B diff

Qwen3.8 Max has 1376.8B more parameters than MiMo-V2.5-Pro, making it 134.5% larger.

Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
1.0Tparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
2.4Tparameters
1023.2B
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
2400.0B
Qwen3.8 Max

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only MiMo-V2.5-Pro specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only MiMo-V2.5-Pro specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.8 Max supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiMo-V2.5-Pro does not.

Qwen3.8 Max can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8 Max

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3.8 Max uses a proprietary license.

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

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3.8 Max

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

MiMo-V2.5-Pro was released on 2026-04-27, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.

Qwen3.8 Max is 3 months newer than MiMo-V2.5-Pro.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro

Apr 27, 2026

3 months ago

Qwen3.8 Max

Aug 2, 2026

4 days ago

3mo 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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Key Takeaways

Xiaomi
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Has open weights
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.8 Max

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (92.6% vs 66.7%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (43.6% vs 34.0%)
Higher SWE-Bench Pro score (67.7% vs 57.2%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

MiMo-V2.5-Pro
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Max
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Feature
Xiaomi
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Max

FAQ

Common questions about MiMo-V2.5-Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max.

Which is better, MiMo-V2.5-Pro or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. MiMo-V2.5-Pro is made by Xiaomi and Qwen3.8 Max is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does MiMo-V2.5-Pro compare to Qwen3.8 Max in benchmarks?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro scores FrontierSWE (Impl.): 100.0%, GSM8k: 99.6%, ARC-C: 97.2%, MMLU-Redux: 92.8%, C-Eval: 91.5%. Qwen3.8 Max scores PaperBench: 93.0%, GPQA: 92.6%, VideoMME w sub.: 90.4%, RealWorldQA: 88.0%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 86.6%.

What are the context window sizes for MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Qwen3.8 Max?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3.8 Max supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Qwen3.8 Max?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes MiMo-V2.5-Pro and Qwen3.8 Max?

MiMo-V2.5-Pro is developed by Xiaomi and Qwen3.8 Max is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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