# MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (slim)

> Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B scores 68.8 (B) to MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B's 61 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B scores 68.8 (B) on agent readiness against MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B's 61 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B leads on reach. 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
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B: B 68.8, rank #9 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b.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 55.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B, good for Agents with a multi-GPU Blackwell or Hopper node, or using a hosted endpoint, that want NVIDIA's strongest open model for long agent runs Ahead on Risk, 70 against 60; Agent interface, 90 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 65 against 40. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 70 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 40 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Xiaomi (MiMo team) | NVIDIA |
| Licence | MIT (metadata only, no LICENSE file); built on Qwen3.5-9B under Apache 2.0 | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-06-04 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |