MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the LLM Stats Score 40.6 to 12.1.
Xiaomi · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads the overall LLM Stats Score 40.6 to 12.1, ranking #57 overall.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose MiMo-V2.6-Pro
- overall performance matters — it scores 40.6 and ranks #57 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
Choose Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
- you want predictable pricing at $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
3 reported for MiMo-V2.6-Pro · 14 for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Qwen2.5 72B Instructdon'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
MiMo-V2.6-Pro has 947.3B more parameters than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct, making it 1303.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen2.5 72B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen2.5 72B Instruct specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
MiMo-V2.6-Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5 72B Instruct does not.
MiMo-V2.6-Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is licensed under MIT, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct uses Qwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Qwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
MiMo-V2.6-Pro was released on 2026-09-22, while Qwen2.5 72B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
MiMo-V2.6-Pro is 24 months newer than Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.
Sep 22, 2026
-1 days ago
2.0yr newerSep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about MiMo-V2.6-Pro vs Qwen2.5 72B Instruct.