Inkling vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Updated October 21, 2026. 55 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash for coding: it scores 61.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.7 for Inkling, though on 1 benchmark against 2.
Pick Inkling when what matters is LMArena Text: math or MedCode (Vals AI), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 55
- Inkling only
- 47
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash only
- 11
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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, four public coding benchmarks
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash scores 61.9 against 49.7.
2 and 1 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads, 37.9 against 25.0.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Inkling has a AA Agentic Index result, 22.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Inkling has a GPQA Diamond result, 87.1%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Inkling has a MMLU Pro result, 86.3%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Inkling has a Design Arena: websites result, 1224.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash leads, 54.8% against 29.0%.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
MiMo-V2.6-Flash takes 1.05M tokens against 524K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
MiMo-V2.6-Flash
Inkling $0.0030, MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.0003 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Inkling has the number, $0.76.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Inkling 49.7 from 2 benchmarks, MiMo-V2.6-Flash 61.9 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Math, 22.1 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- ProofBench: Inkling 0.0% against MiMo-V2.6-Flash 63.0%, 63.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Inkling $4.05 against MiMo-V2.6-Flash $0.28 per million output tokens, 14.5x apart.
- Context window
- Inkling takes 524K 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 | Inkling | Bars | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 14 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 6 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 4 | ||
| Math | 1 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 3 | 2 | ||
| General | 5 | 17 | ||
| All shared boards | 9 | 46 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index014
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 64.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1414 | 1634 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| AA Coding Index | 52.1 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 85.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 77.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 0.5% | 24.2% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 19.2% | 79.0% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 11.8% | 40.9% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | 0.5% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 14.9% | 47.7% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 47.6% | 76.4% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | 7.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | 26.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 66.8% | 75.4% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| SciCode | 47.0% | 51.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| FrontierCode | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| FrontierSWE | 4.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| WeirdML | 32.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| ALE-Bench | 946.0 | 1244.2 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1466 | 1499 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1465 | 1497 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1404 | 1648 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1399 | 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 14 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 25.0 | 37.9 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 148.4 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 22.5 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1196 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LiveBench research | 59.9% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LiveBench browser | 16.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 14.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | 0.0% | 4.2% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 46.6% | 56.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 15.3% | 28.5% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 28.4% | 38.0% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 3.8% | 13.3% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 38.4% | 65.5% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| 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 |
| APEX-Agents | 33.8% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 87.1% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | 78.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 21.6% | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 78.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 87.2% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 31.9% | 35.1% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 88.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| ARC-AGI | 79.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 36.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| SimpleBench | 50.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Chess puzzles | 21.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1451 | 1475 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1466 | 1496 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1448 | 1493 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1276 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1283 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 88.9% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 33.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 4.9% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| ProofBench | 0.0% | 63.0% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: math | 1479 | 1476 | Inkling |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1460 | 1478 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 86.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 83.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 68.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 75.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 64.0% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 41.2% | 41.1% | Inkling |
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1455 | 1462 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1447 | 1439 | Inkling |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1448 | 1441 | Inkling |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1438 | 1454 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1224 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1200 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1166 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1160 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1161 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1206 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1109 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1089 | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LiveBench design | 58.3% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index517
| Benchmark | Inkling | MiMo-V2.6-Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 29.0% | 54.8% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LiveBench data analysis | 72.8% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 58.5% | 67.6% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 36.5% | 43.5% | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 85.4% | 85.3% | Inkling |
| Vals Multimodal Index | 49.4% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 77.3% | 74.3% | Inkling |
| DTBench | 87.5% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LMCA | 37.6% | Not measured | Only Inkling measured |
| LMArena Text | 1442 | 1453 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1425 | 1452 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1390 | 1403 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1256 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1442 | 1476 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1434 | 1431 | Inkling |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1493 | 1509 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: German | 1445 | 1458 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1429 | 1359 | Inkling |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1403 | 1425 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: French | 1455 | 1480 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1449 | 1453 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1430 | 1409 | Inkling |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1450 | 1455 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1437 | 1447 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1435 | 1459 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1404 | 1424 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1394 | 1415 | MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1269 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1270 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1231 | Only MiMo-V2.6-Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Inkling | 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 | Thinking Machines Inkling | Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Thinking Machines | Xiaomi |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 17, 2026 | September 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 524K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.00 | $0.14 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.05 | $0.28 |
| Coding index | 49.7 | 61.9 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.76 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Inkling better than MiMo-V2.6-Flash for coding?
Pick MiMo-V2.6-Flash for coding: it scores 61.9 on the Vibe Coding Index against 49.7 for Inkling, though on 1 benchmark against 2. Pick Inkling when what matters is LMArena Text: math or MedCode (Vals AI), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Inkling or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
Inkling costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $4.05 per million output tokens; MiMo-V2.6-Flash costs $0.14 and $0.28. Cost per solved task is known for Inkling only.
Which has the bigger context window, Inkling or MiMo-V2.6-Flash?
MiMo-V2.6-Flash, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.
How many benchmarks is the Inkling vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash comparison based on?
55 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Inkling's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and MiMo-V2.6-Flash's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.