Gemma 4 26B A4B vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads Gemma 4 26B A4B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 37.9 to 16.7, and MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 2.1x less per output token ($0.28 vs $0.60 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 38 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemma 4 26B A4B or MiMo-V2.6-Flash: which to pick
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a coding score, 54.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemma 4 26B A4B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for work measured by LMArena Vision: homework or LMArena Text: legal and government, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 38
- Gemma 4 26B A4B only
- 17
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash only
- 28
- Like-for-like categories
- 6 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads, 37.9 against 16.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Gemma 4 26B A4B has a AA Agentic Index result, 2.9.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a Vals Index result, 54.8%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash takes 1.05M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.0004, MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemma 4 26B A4B not benchmarked, MiMo-V2.6-Flash 54.7 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 22.6 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena WebDev: React: Gemma 4 26B A4B 1351 against MiMo-V2.6-Flash 1648, 41.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.60 against MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.28 per million output tokens, 2.1x apart.
- Context window
- Gemma 4 26B A4B takes 262K tokens, MiMo-V2.6-Flash 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemma 4 26B A4B | Bars | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 7 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 1 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 3 | ||
| General | 3 | 15 | ||
| All shared boards | 5 | 33 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index07
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1360 | 1634 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| AA Coding Index | 39.3 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 24.2% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 40.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.7% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 76.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 75.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| SciCode | 40.0% | 51.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 25.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 927.2 | 1244.2 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1446 | 1499 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1454 | 1497 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1351 | 1648 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1362 | 1641 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1596 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 16.7 | 37.9 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.9 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 2.9 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.2% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 56.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 28.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 13.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 69.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Vals Science Index | Not measured | 31.7% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 43.6% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index15
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 21.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 79.2% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 19.3% | 35.1% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 73.2% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1438 | 1475 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1447 | 1496 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1448 | 1493 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1264 | 1276 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1293 | 1283 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 82.2% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 63.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1470 | 1476 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1475 | 1478 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index13
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.1% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1446 | 1462 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1428 | 1439 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1457 | 1441 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1429 | 1454 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 42.7% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index315
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 54.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 67.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 43.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 85.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| IFBench | 72.4% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 65.7% | 74.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| DTBench | 74.9% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMCA | 29.7% | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1453 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1420 | 1452 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1400 | 1403 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | 1256 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: English | 1444 | 1476 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1421 | 1431 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1495 | 1509 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1458 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1359 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1425 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1460 | 1480 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1415 | 1453 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1434 | 1409 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1455 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1441 | 1447 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1427 | 1459 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1405 | 1424 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1403 | 1415 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1256 | 1269 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1312 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1268 | 1270 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1272 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1297 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1191 | Not measured | Only Gemma 4 26B A4B measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1256 | 1231 | Gemma 4 26B A4B |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemma 4 26B A4B | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Xiaomi | |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | April 3, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.15 | $0.14 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.60 | $0.28 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 54.7 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash for coding?
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a coding score, 54.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemma 4 26B A4B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemma 4 26B A4B for work measured by LMArena Vision: homework or LMArena Text: legal and government, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 26B A4B or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Gemma 4 26B A4B costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $0.14 and $0.28. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 4 26B A4B or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemma 4 26B A4B vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash comparison based on?
38 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemma 4 26B A4B's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and MiMo-V2.6-Flash's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.