# MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B vs Step 3.7 Flash (slim)

> MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B scores 61 (C) to Step 3.7 Flash's 59.8 (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 Step 3.7 Flash's 59.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Step 3.7 Flash leads on agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B: C 61, rank #47 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mimo-v2-6-distill-qwen-9b.min.md
- Step 3.7 Flash: C 59.8, rank #93 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/step-3-7-flash.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 to run at 4-bit through Ollama in about 8 GB. Ahead on Reach, 80 against 70; Risk, 65 against 45.
- Step 3.7 Flash, good for Teams with a GPU server or a provider account that want an open, long-context agent model with vision Ahead on Agent interface, 85 against 70.

| Category | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 80 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 40 | 39 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Step 3.7 Flash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Xiaomi (MiMo team) | StepFun |
| Licence | MIT (metadata only, no LICENSE file); built on Qwen3.5-9B under Apache 2.0 | Apache-2.0 (metadata and card; no LICENSE file) |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | 2026-06-03 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Risk, MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B +20: MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B 65 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code runs.); Step 3.7 Flash 45 (File safety 15, safetensors and GGUF only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)
- Agent interface, Step 3.7 Flash +15: MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B 70 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Step 3.7 Flash 85 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (5,723 characters).)
- Reach, MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B +10: MiMo-V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B 80 (Memory 30 of 30, Ollama's library build at q4_K_M is 6.6 GB, 7.9 GB with a fifth added, while Xiaomi's only build is BF16 at 18.85 GB.); Step 3.7 Flash 70 (Memory 5, the smallest build at 4 bits is StepFun's IQ4_XS GGUF, 104.99 GB with the 3.97 GB projector, and 108.96 GB × 1.2 = 130.8 GB, over what the reference m…)