MiMo V2.6 Flash RL vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Wins 6 of 6 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Long documents
Qwen3.8 Max Preview is the stronger all-rounder.MiMo V2.6 Flash RL is cheaper.
Scores updated · 24 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own03Qwen3.8 Max Preview3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software02Qwen3.8 Max Preview2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Qwen3.8 Max Preview2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02Qwen3.8 Max Preview2 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video02Qwen3.8 Max Preview2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Qwen3.8 Max Preview1 of 1 test
Long documents rests on a single test.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL costs 95% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Qwen3.8 Max Preview pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+25.6points ahead
- Complex command-line tasks across many fieldsTerminal-Bench 4.0+16.2points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+9.7points ahead
Where MiMo V2.6 Flash RL pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 24 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingQwen3.8 Max Preview
- LMArena · WebDevQwen3.8 Max Preview by 32 rating points16381670+32 rating
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Qwen3.8 Max Preview by 1.287.688.8+1.2
- SciCodetie51.352.1tie
AgentsQwen3.8 Max Preview
- Terminal-Bench 4.0Qwen3.8 Max Preview by 16.222.738.9+16.2
- OSWorld-VerifiedQwen3.8 Max Preview by 5.380.886.1+5.3
- GDPValQwen3.8 Max Preview by 2.955.458.3+2.9
ReasoningQwen3.8 Max Preview
- Humanity's Last ExamQwen3.8 Max Preview by 835.143.1+8
- CritPtQwen3.8 Max Preview by 5.71217.7+5.7
FactsQwen3.8 Max Preview
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationQwen3.8 Max Preview by 25.645.671.2+25.6
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyQwen3.8 Max Preview by 4.72731.7+4.7
Images and chartsQwen3.8 Max Preview
- MMMU-ProQwen3.8 Max Preview by 9.773.182.8+9.7
- LMArena · VisionQwen3.8 Max Preview by 52 rating points12601312+52 rating
Long documentsQwen3.8 Max Preview
- AA-LCRQwen3.8 Max Preview by 674.380.3+6
Other results11 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- Agents' Last ExamQwen3.8 Max Preview by 24.827.652.4+24.8
- AA-OmniscienceQwen3.8 Max Preview by 24.7-12.712+24.7
- CyberGymMiMo V2.6 Flash RL by 16.695.178.5+16.6
- GDP (Surge AI)Qwen3.8 Max Preview by 13.8922.8+13.8
- DeepSWE 1.1MiMo V2.6 Flash RL by 11.367.956.6+11.3
- HLE-DiamondQwen3.8 Max Preview by 10.313.724+10.3
- JobBenchMiMo V2.6 Flash RL by 7.861.253.4+7.8
- Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1Qwen3.8 Max Preview by 7.64.311.9+7.6
- AA IntelligenceQwen3.8 Max Preview by 7.537.945.4+7.5
- Toolathlon VerifiedMiMo V2.6 Flash RL by 1.173.672.5+1.1
- CritPt v2 Hardtie29.529.5tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, MiMo V2.6 Flash RL or Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview wins all six areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, images and charts and long documents. MiMo V2.6 Flash RL wins none, but costs 95% less.
Which is better for coding?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview. It wins 2 of the 3 coding tests both models report; MiMo V2.6 Flash RL wins none, and 1 is a tie.
Which is cheaper?
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Preview costs $2.00 and $6.00. That makes MiMo V2.6 Flash RL about 95% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 24 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 13 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 11 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.