Mistral Medium 3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads Mistral Medium 3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 37.9 to 9.0, and MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs 7.1x less per output token ($0.28 vs $2.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 37 benchmarks have a result for both.
Mistral Medium 3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash: which to pick
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a coding score, 54.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mistral Medium 3 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
- Shared results
- 37
- Mistral Medium 3 only
- 20
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash only
- 29
- 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 9.0.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Mistral Medium 3 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1079.
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 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Mistral Medium 3 $0.0014, MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mistral Medium 3 not benchmarked, MiMo-V2.6-Flash 54.7 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Intelligence, 28.9 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Mistral Medium 3 31.3% against MiMo-V2.6-Flash 74.3%, 43.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Mistral Medium 3 $2.00 against MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.28 per million output tokens, 7.1x apart.
- Context window
- Mistral Medium 3 takes 131K 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 | Mistral Medium 3 | Bars | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 6 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 22 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 37 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1634 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash 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 |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 40.0% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 51.3% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 3.8% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1244.2 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1385 | 1499 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1385 | 1497 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1648 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1641 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| 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 | Mistral Medium 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 9.0 | 37.9 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 134.0 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 24.3% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 21.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 57.8% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.1% | 35.1% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1364 | 1475 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1342 | 1496 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1374 | 1493 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1155 | 1276 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1165 | 1283 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 30.3 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 30.3% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 63.0% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1353 | 1476 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1354 | 1478 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.1% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 76.0% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1381 | 1462 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1381 | 1439 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1384 | 1441 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1352 | 1454 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1079 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1024 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1018 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1034 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1084 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1069 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index022
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | 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 | 39.3% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 31.3% | 74.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| DTBench | 62.3% | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1453 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1338 | 1452 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1343 | 1403 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision | 1157 | 1256 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: English | 1385 | 1476 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1353 | 1431 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1374 | 1509 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: German | 1377 | 1458 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1316 | 1359 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1304 | 1425 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: French | 1368 | 1480 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1364 | 1453 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1359 | 1409 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1371 | 1455 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1384 | 1447 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1360 | 1459 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1352 | 1424 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1335 | 1415 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1172 | 1269 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1161 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1154 | 1270 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1145 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1094 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1141 | Not measured | Only Mistral Medium 3 measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1146 | 1231 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Mistral Medium 3 | 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 | Mistral Medium 3 | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Xiaomi |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | May 7, 2025 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.40 | $0.14 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.00 | $0.28 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 54.7 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Mistral Medium 3 better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash for coding?
Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash has a coding score, 54.7 on the Vibe Coding Index; Mistral Medium 3 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Medium 3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 per million input tokens and $2.00 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, Mistral Medium 3 or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Mistral Medium 3 vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash comparison based on?
37 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Mistral Medium 3's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and MiMo-V2.6-Flash's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.