# MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B vs MiniMax-M2.5 (slim)

> MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B scores 61 (C) to MiniMax-M2.5's 57.5 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M2.5's 57.5 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiniMax-M2.5 leads on agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- 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
- MiniMax-M2.5: C 57.5, rank #71 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m2-5.min.md
- 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 Reach, 70 against 65; Risk, 60 against 30; Documentation and upkeep, 40 against 22. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.3 against 1.8 out of 5.
- MiniMax-M2.5, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open agent and coding model with parallel tool calls and can live with its use policy Ahead on Agent interface, 75 against 70.

| Category | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 65 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 30 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 40 | 22 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | MiniMax-M2.5 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Xiaomi (MiMo team) | MiniMax |
| Licence | MIT (metadata only, no LICENSE file); built on Qwen3.5-9B under Apache 2.0 | MiniMax Model License (model) and modified MIT (code) |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-02-12 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |