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MiMo-V2.5 vs Qwen3.6-27B

Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

MiMo-V2.5

72

VS

Qwen3.6-27B

73

2 categoriesvs1 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: MiMo-V2.5 unranked · Qwen3.6-27B #18

Pick Qwen3.6-27B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiMo-V2.5 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you need the larger 1M context window.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Agentic

MiMo-V2.5
65.8vs59.3

+6.5 difference

Coding

Qwen3.6-27B
56.1vs70.6

+14.5 difference

Multimodal

MiMo-V2.5
78.9vs76.6

+2.3 difference

Operational Comparison

MiMo-V2.5

Qwen3.6-27B

Price (per 1M tokens)

$null / $null

$0 / $0

Speed

N/A

N/A

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

N/A

Context Window

1M

262K

Quick Verdict

Pick Qwen3.6-27B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiMo-V2.5 only becomes the better choice if agentic is the priority or you need the larger 1M context window.

Qwen3.6-27B finishes one point ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 73 to 72. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.

Qwen3.6-27B's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 70.6 against 56.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is Terminal-Bench 2.0, 65.8% to 59.3%. MiMo-V2.5 does hit back in agentic, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

MiMo-V2.5 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 262K for Qwen3.6-27B.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, MiMo-V2.5 or Qwen3.6-27B?

Qwen3.6-27B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 73 to 72. The biggest single separator in this matchup is Terminal-Bench 2.0, where the scores are 65.8% and 59.3%.

Which is better for coding, MiMo-V2.5 or Qwen3.6-27B?

Qwen3.6-27B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 70.6 versus 56.1. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, MiMo-V2.5 or Qwen3.6-27B?

MiMo-V2.5 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 65.8 versus 59.3. Inside this category, Claw-Eval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, MiMo-V2.5 or Qwen3.6-27B?

MiMo-V2.5 has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.9 versus 76.6. Inside this category, CharXiv 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.

MiMo-V2.5
API / mo$0
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Qwen3.6-27B
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$429
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: June 2, 2026

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