# MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B vs Qwen3.8-27B (slim)

> Qwen3.8-27B scores 68.6 (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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Qwen3.8-27B scores 68.6 (B) on agent readiness against MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B's 61 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B leads on risk. 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
- Qwen3.8-27B: B 68.6, rank #10 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-8-27b.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.
- Qwen3.8-27B, good for Agents that want a capable open model with vision on one 24 to 32 GB GPU or Mac, with the widest runtime support and a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 70. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.3 out of 5.

| Category | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 40 | 36 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Qwen3.8-27B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-08-14 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |