MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads MiniMax M3.1 Flash on coding, 65.4 to 59.0 on the Vibe Coding Index, and MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs 1.4x less per output token ($0.60 vs $0.87 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 20 benchmarks have a result for both.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash or MiMo-V2.6-Pro: which to pick
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro for coding: it scores 65.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 59.0 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
Pick MiniMax M3.1 Flash for output tokens 1.4x cheaper ($0.60 vs $0.87 per million) and work measured by LiveBench coding or LiveBench browser, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 20
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash only
- 0
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro only
- 53
- 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
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 65.4 against 59.0.
4 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads, 46.3 against 42.7.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro has a Design Arena: websites result, 1307.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro leads, 57.8% against 53.8%.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
MiMo-V2.6-Pro
MiMo-V2.6-Pro takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiniMax M3.1 Flash
MiniMax M3.1 Flash $0.0004, MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.0009 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash 59.0 from 4 benchmarks, MiMo-V2.6-Pro 65.4 from 4 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 6.7 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Legal Research Bench (Vals AI): MiniMax M3.1 Flash 34.1% against MiMo-V2.6-Pro 47.1%, 13.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash $0.60 against MiMo-V2.6-Pro $0.87 per million output tokens, 1.4x apart.
- Context window
- MiniMax M3.1 Flash takes 1M 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 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Bars | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 6 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 5 | ||
| Reasoning | 1 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 1 | ||
| General | 0 | 3 | ||
| All shared boards | 3 | 17 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index16
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 83.9% | 81.5% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| LMArena WebDev | 1587 | 1625 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 25.3% | 31.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 73.9% | 85.2% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| 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 |
| SciCode | 53.4% | 60.9% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1158.1 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1533 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1528 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1609 | 1639 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1529 | 1616 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1598 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 42.7 | 46.3 | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index15
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1290 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench research | 72.7% | 76.7% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LiveBench browser | 92.0% | 88.0% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| LiveBench long agentic | 34.7% | 47.5% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| 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) | 32.1% | 32.4% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 34.1% | 47.1% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 7.5% | 13.8% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| 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 |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 54.4% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | 82.9% | 79.6% | MiniMax M3.1 Flash |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 48.0% | 49.4% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1511 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1541 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1520 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| 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 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | Not measured | 70.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1500 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1511 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 45.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1506 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1497 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1485 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1468 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1307 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1337 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1313 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1337 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1329 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1316 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LiveBench design | 74.0% | 78.5% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | MiMo-V2.6-Pro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 53.8% | 57.8% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LiveBench data analysis | 71.4% | 72.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| 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 |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 79.7% | 86.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1491 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1491 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1466 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1263 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1504 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1474 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1529 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1479 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1466 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1501 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1470 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1465 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Pro measured |
| 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 28 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | 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
MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
MiniMax M3.1 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 | MiniMax M3.1 Flash | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MiniMax | Xiaomi |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 19, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.15 | $0.435 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.60 | $0.87 |
| Coding index | 59.0 | 65.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 4 | 4 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is MiniMax M3.1 Flash better than MiMo-V2.6-Pro for coding?
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Pro for coding: it scores 65.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 59.0 for MiniMax M3.1 Flash. Pick MiniMax M3.1 Flash for output tokens 1.4x cheaper ($0.60 vs $0.87 per million) and work measured by LiveBench coding or LiveBench browser, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiniMax M3.1 Flash costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 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, MiniMax M3.1 Flash or MiMo-V2.6-Pro?
MiMo-V2.6-Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks is the MiniMax M3.1 Flash vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro comparison based on?
20 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. MiniMax M3.1 Flash's coding index rests on 4 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.