MiMo-V2-Flash vs GPT-5 nano

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

MiMo-V2-Flash is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 71 to 31. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5 nano gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for MiMo-V2-Flash.

Quick Verdict

Pick MiMo-V2-Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-5 nano only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you need the larger 400K context window.

Knowledge

GPT-5 nano

MiMo-V2-Flash

65.5

GPT-5 nano

71.2

79
MMLU
-
78
GPQA
71.2
76
SuperGPQA
-
74
OpenBookQA
-
72
MMLU-Pro
-
14
HLE
-

Coding

MiMo-V2-Flash
71
HumanEval
-
45
SWE-bench Verified
-
49
LiveCodeBench
-

Mathematics

GPT-5 nano

MiMo-V2-Flash

79.5

GPT-5 nano

85.2

79
AIME 2023
-
81
AIME 2024
-
80
AIME 2025
85.2
75
HMMT Feb 2023
-
77
HMMT Feb 2024
-
76
HMMT Feb 2025
-
78
BRUMO 2025
-
90
MATH-500
-

Reasoning

MiMo-V2-Flash
76
SimpleQA
-
74
MuSR
-
85
BBH
-

Instruction Following

MiMo-V2-Flash
84
IFEval
-

Multilingual

MiMo-V2-Flash
83
MGSM
-

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, MiMo-V2-Flash or GPT-5 nano?

MiMo-V2-Flash is ahead overall, 71 to 31. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 78 and 71.2.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, MiMo-V2-Flash or GPT-5 nano?

GPT-5 nano has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 71.2 versus 65.5. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, MiMo-V2-Flash or GPT-5 nano?

GPT-5 nano has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 85.2 versus 79.5. Inside this category, AIME 2025 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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