Llama 3.1 70B Instruct vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads Llama 3.1 70B Instruct on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 46.3 to 6.6, and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs 1.6x less per output token ($0.56 vs $0.87 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 24 benchmarks have a result for both.
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct or MiMo-V2.6-Pro: which to pick
Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro has a coding score, 65.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Llama 3.1 70B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Llama 3.1 70B Instruct for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($0.56 vs $0.87 per million).
- Shared results
- 24
- Llama 3.1 70B Instruct only
- 23
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro only
- 49
- 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-Pro has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads, 46.3 against 6.6.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro has a Design Arena: websites result, 1308.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro has a Vals Index result, 57.8%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct $0.0008, MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.0009 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Llama 3.1 70B Instruct not benchmarked, MiMo-V2.6-Pro 65.4 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 47.1 points apart on average over 4 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- LMArena Text: expert: Llama 3.1 70B Instruct 1209 against MiMo-V2.6-Pro 1541, 55.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Llama 3.1 70B Instruct $0.56 against MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.87 per million output tokens, 1.6x apart.
- Context window
- Llama 3.1 70B Instruct takes 131K tokens, MiMo-V2.6-Pro 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 | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | Bars | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 4 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 11 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 24 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 81.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1625 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 31.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 85.2% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 43.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 67.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 72.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 23.2% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 60.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 3.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| WeirdML | 9.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1158.1 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1260 | 1533 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1260 | 1528 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1639 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1616 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1598 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 6.6 | 46.3 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.9 | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index15 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1290 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 76.7% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 88.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 47.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 3.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 57.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 32.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.1% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 13.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 62.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 2.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 15.2% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 54.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| BALROG | 27.9% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| TheAgentCompany | 6.9% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 79.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 40.9% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.5% | 49.4% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 44.2% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1241 | 1511 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1209 | 1541 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1261 | 1520 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1281 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1264 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 4.0 | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 3.6% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 70.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| MATH level 5 | 36.7% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1252 | 1500 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1253 | 1511 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 45.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 67.6% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| MMLU | 80.1% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1276 | 1506 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1257 | 1497 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1283 | 1485 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1235 | 1468 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1308 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1340 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1314 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1336 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1330 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1317 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 78.5% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index011
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 57.8% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 72.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.9% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 45.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 88.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| IFBench | 34.4% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 86.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| DTBench | 60.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMCA | 14.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text | 1261 | 1491 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1231 | 1491 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1232 | 1466 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1263 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1294 | 1504 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1219 | 1474 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1215 | 1529 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: German | 1222 | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1132 | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1140 | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1262 | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1253 | Not measured | Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1234 | 1479 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1256 | 1466 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1241 | 1501 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1236 | 1470 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1230 | 1465 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1268 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1270 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | 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
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Pro 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 | Meta Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta Llama | Xiaomi |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 23, 2024 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.56 | $0.435 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.56 | $0.87 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 65.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Llama 3.1 70B Instruct better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro for coding?
Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro has a coding score, 65.4 on the Vibe Coding Index; Llama 3.1 70B Instruct has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Llama 3.1 70B Instruct for output tokens 1.6x cheaper ($0.56 vs $0.87 per million).
Which is cheaper, Llama 3.1 70B Instruct or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs $0.56 per million input tokens and $0.56 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Pro costs $0.435 and $0.87. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Llama 3.1 70B Instruct or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Llama 3.1 70B Instruct vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro comparison based on?
24 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and MiMo-V2.6-Pro's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.