# MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B vs Qwen3.5-2B (slim)

> MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B scores 61 (C) to Qwen3.5-2B's 50.5 (D) 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 Qwen3.5-2B's 50.5 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Qwen3.5-2B 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
- Qwen3.5-2B: D 50.5, rank #92 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-2b.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 Risk, 60 against 55; Agent interface, 70 against 60.
- Qwen3.5-2B, good for Builders who want a cheap local helper or fine-tuning base for narrow tasks and image reading on a laptop, small GPU or CPU Ahead on Reach, 80 against 70. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Qwen3.5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 40 | 37 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Qwen3.5-2B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Xiaomi (MiMo team) | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MIT (metadata only, no LICENSE file); built on Qwen3.5-9B under Apache 2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |