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Kimi K2.6 vs MiMo-V2-Flash

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 18 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI
74/100
Margin
18.0pts
← winning
56/100
0 category wins2 category wins

Verified leaderboard positions: Kimi K2.6 #13; MiMo-V2-Flash unranked

Evidence parity. Kimi K2.6 and MiMo-V2-Flash share 18 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 42 results are unique to Kimi K2.6; 2 to MiMo-V2-Flash.

Updated July 13, 2026
Shared results
18
Kimi K2.6 only
42
MiMo-V2-Flash only
2
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Pick Kimi K2.6 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiMo-V2-Flash only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 18 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Kimi K2.6 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 74 to 56. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Kimi K2.6 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.95 input / $4.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for MiMo-V2-Flash. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Kimi K2.6 and MiMo-V2-Flash
CategoryKimi K2.6ΔMiMo-V2-Flash
KnowledgeKimi K2.642.2Margin→ 42.5MiMo-V2-Flash84.7
CodingKimi K2.672.6Margin→ 0.8MiMo-V2-Flash73.4
AgenticKimi K2.673.5MarginNo overlapMiMo-V2-FlashNot measured
MathKimi K2.667.1MarginNo overlapMiMo-V2-FlashNot measured
MultimodalKimi K2.679.8MarginNo overlapMiMo-V2-FlashNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Kimi K2.6B · MiMo-V2-Flash

  1. SWE-bench Verified

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 80.2%B 73.4%
    Winner: Kimi K2.6Δ 6.8
    SWE-bench Verified: Kimi K2.6 scored 80.2%; MiMo-V2-Flash scored 73.4%. Kimi K2.6 wins this benchmark.

  2. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 90.5%B 83.7%
    Winner: Kimi K2.6Δ 6.8
    GPQA: Kimi K2.6 scored 90.5%; MiMo-V2-Flash scored 83.7%. Kimi K2.6 wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensKimi K2.6$0.95 input / $4 outputMiMo-V2-Flash$0 input / $0 outputMiMo-V2-Flash has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondKimi K2.6Not availableMiMo-V2-Flash129 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenKimi K2.6Not availableMiMo-V2-Flash2.14 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensKimi K2.6256KMiMo-V2-Flash256KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66.7%—Not comparable
BrowseCompSource 83.2%—Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 73.1%—Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 50%—Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 55.9%—Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource 62.3%—Not comparable
DeepSearchQASource 92.5%—Not comparable
WideResearchSource 80.8%—Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.3%12.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
Tau2-TelecomSource 95.9%83.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
GDPval-AASource 34.5%16.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
GDPval-AASource 1190826Kimi K2.6 leads
APEX-Agents-AASource 28.5%—Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 56.82%—Not comparable
ResearchClawBenchSource 18.0%—Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source 4.6%—Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 809—Not comparable
AA AutomationBenchSource 19.6%—Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 38.5%—Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 0.0%—Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 31.2%—Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 20.6%—Not comparable
CodingMiMo-V2-Flash wins
BenchmarkKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.2%73.4%Kimi K2.6 leads
LiveCodeBenchSource 89.6%—Not comparable
LiveCodeBench v6Source 89.6%—Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 58.6%—Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 76.7%—Not comparable
SciCodeSource 52.2%—Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 66.7%—Not comparable
Vibe Code BenchSource 37.89%—Not comparable
cursorBench31Source 47.6%—Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 61.8%49.8%Kimi K2.6 leads
Terminal-Bench HardSource 43.9%25.8%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 53.5%25.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Source 65.9%—Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashResult
AA-LCRSource 69.7%31.3%Kimi K2.6 leads
CritPtSource 8.0%0.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
KnowledgeMiMo-V2-Flash wins
BenchmarkKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashResult
GPQASource 90.5%83.7%Kimi K2.6 leads
GPQA-DSource 90.5%—Not comparable
HLESource 34.7%—Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 44.2%24.7%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 91.1%65.6%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-HLESource 35.9%8.0%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 6.4%-48.5%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 32.8%15.2%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 39.3%75.1%Kimi K2.6 leads
AA Openness IndexSource 33.3%—Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource —84.9%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashResult
AIME26Source 96.4%—Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source 92.7%—Not comparable
MMAnswerBenchSource 86.0%—Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 38.966%—Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 14.580%—Not comparable
AIME 2025Source —94.1%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashResult
MMMU-ProSource 79.4%—Not comparable
MMMU-Pro w/ PythonSource 80.1%—Not comparable
CharXivSource 80.4%—Not comparable
MathVisionSource 87.4%—Not comparable
V*Source 96.9%—Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.4%—Not comparable
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1318—Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkKimi K2.6MiMo-V2-FlashResult
AA-IFBenchSource 76.0%39.9%Kimi K2.6 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Kimi K2.6 or MiMo-V2-Flash?

Kimi K2.6 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 74 to 56. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 80.2% and 73.4%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.6 or MiMo-V2-Flash?

MiMo-V2-Flash has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 84.7 versus 42.2. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Index is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.6 or MiMo-V2-Flash?

MiMo-V2-Flash has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 73.4 versus 72.6. Inside this category, AA-SciCode is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Kimi K2.6
API / mo$3,713
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even326M/day
MiMo-V2-Flash
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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