# Darwin-36B-Opus vs MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B (slim)

> Darwin-36B-Opus and MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Darwin-36B-Opus and MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B leads on risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Darwin-36B-Opus: C 61, rank #37 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/darwin-36b-opus.min.md
- MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B: C 61, rank #41 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mimo-v2-6-distill-qwen-9b.min.md
- Darwin-36B-Opus, good for Reasoning-heavy text tasks on a 32 GB machine or a single 80 GB GPU, where a disclosed training method isn't required Ahead on Reach, 80 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 51 against 40.
- MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B, good for Researchers and agents that want a small coding and terminal-agent model to fine-tune further, on a 24 GB GPU or larger. Ahead on Risk, 60 against 55.

| Category | Darwin-36B-Opus | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 80 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 51 | 40 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Darwin-36B-Opus | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | FINAL-Bench (VIDRAFT) | Xiaomi (MiMo team) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT (metadata only, no LICENSE file); built on Qwen3.5-9B under Apache 2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-04-23 | 2026-09-21 |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |