MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL vs MiniMax-M3.1-Flash

MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL 59

Model card 14, Intended use, the architecture, the parameters, the context and the languages (in the metadata) are on the card. Training data 5, A description of the training method with no data sources, sizes or cut-off. Last change 20, the last commits, on 28 October 2026, updated the card, 13 days before this check. Responsiveness 5, Of the 13 most recent discussions that aren't pull requests (21 September to 6 November 2026), 3 have a reply from a XiaomiMiMo member, which is a few. Version policy 5, MiMo-V2.5 stays in its own repositories and V2.6 came out in new ones, with no dated note on the older cards that we read. File health 10, Config, template and card agree on the architecture and the 1M context, and two early faults (invalid JSON in the draft model's config, preprocessor values) were fixed in commits that say so. 14 + 5 + 20 + 5 + 5 + 10 = 59.

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 41

The model card earns 11, missing limitations, languages and a knowledge cut-off. Training data earns nothing, as it isn't described. The last change earns 20, an evaluation-results commit of 30 October 2026 after the release commit of 23 October. Responsiveness earns nothing, with no MiniMax reply in nine discussions opened from 23 to 31 October. Version policy earns 5 for a first release in its own repository. File health earns 5, for the tokenizer's 40,960,000-token model_max_length against the 1M context, the Transformers library tag against the card, and an unanswered vLLM streaming report. 11 + 0 + 20 + 0 + 5 + 5 = 41.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL 85

Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (3,868 characters), with a copy in tokenizer_config.json. Tool-calling format 25, the card names the parser to use in two runtimes: the mimo tool-call parser in SGLang and in vLLM, with auto tool choice, and both ship it in a release. Trained tool calling 20, the card describes reinforcement learning on coding and general agent tasks across several harnesses, and the template renders every call in a turn. Structured output 0, Nothing on the card about JSON or schema-constrained output. Reasoning control 10, the template has an enable_thinking switch and keeps reasoning_content, and the card names the mimo reasoning parser for SGLang and vLLM, which returns the reasoning apart from the answer. Context 10, 1M tokens per the card's model summary, and 1,048,576 positions in config.json. 20 + 25 + 20 + 0 + 10 + 10 = 85.

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 70

The chat template earns 20 for chat_template.jinja in the repository. The tool-calling format earns 10, since only the template shows the format and the parsers come from vLLM's and SGLang's own docs. Trained tool calling earns 20, with several invoke blocks in one call. Structured output earns nothing, as it isn't documented. Reasoning control earns 10, with reasoning_effort per request on the card and the reasoning in mm:think tags. Context earns 10 for 1,048,576 tokens with no position scaling.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL 65

Memory 5, the smallest build at 4 bits or better is ggml-org's MXFP4 GGUF, 168.93 GB with its projector, and 168.93 GB × 1.2 = 202.7 GB, within 256 GB. Xiaomi's own files are 177.74 GB. ggml-org's Q2_K is below 4 bits and isn't read. Runtimes 20, Released vLLM 0.33.0 and SGLang 0.5.23 have the mimo_v2 model and the mimo parsers, Transformers 5.22.2 has a mimo_v2_flash model, and llama.cpp b12242 has the architecture, with a GGUF from its own organisation. Builds 10, one precision from Xiaomi, the 4-bit files it releases. Terms 15, MIT in the card's metadata, an OSI licence. Download 10, the Hub API reports gated false on 10 November 2026, so the files download with no account and nothing to accept. Hosted 5, the card says it is on Xiaomi's MiMo Open Platform API and on OpenRouter, and Novita is live for it on Hugging Face. 5 + 20 + 10 + 15 + 10 + 5 = 65.

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 55

Memory earns nothing. MiniMax's only build is its 250 GB NVFP4 and MXFP8 release, about 300 GB with the fifth added, above 256 GB, and no runtime library has a local build. Runtimes earn 20. llama.cpp from b11861 runs it, Ollama v0.40.14 pins llama.cpp b11963 with the minimax-m3 architecture, vLLM v0.33.0 (tagged 1 November 2026) registers the architecture and meets its recipe's minimum version, and SGLang v0.5.23 (tagged 29 October) registers it with M3.1 processor code and tests, though its cookbook still points to a pull request. Transformers support is in progress per the card and LM Studio has no entry. Builds earn 10 for one publisher precision. Terms earn 10, since commercial use is free with attribution and a notice below $20M of yearly revenue. Download earns 10, with no gate. Hosted earns 5, since MiniMax's API and Novita serve it. 0 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5 = 55.

MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL 45

File safety 5, the weights are safetensors, but the dflash folder's mask_embedding.pt is a pickle beside them (15). Provenance 15, the files sit in the XiaomiMiMo organisation, which mimo.xiaomi.com links to per the Distill listing (10). Safety evaluation 0, no safety results on the card. Agent guidance 5, General cautions only. Licence risk 15, MIT has no use policy, threshold or change clause. Security programme 5, Xiaomi runs a company security centre for reporting flaws, as read for the Distill listing (5). 5 + 15 + 0 + 5 + 15 + 5 = 45.

MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 35

File safety earns 15, safetensors only, less 10 because the SGLang route the card links passes trust_remote_code for the repository's configuration and processor code. Provenance earns the full 15, files in the organisation MiniMax links to with a SHA-256 for each shard. Safety evaluation and agent guidance earn nothing; the launch post's security testing measured offensive capability, and the template's root role isn't documented as a trained hierarchy. Licence risk earns 5, after the military-use ban and the $20M threshold. The security programme earns nothing, with no security.txt, disclosure policy or advisories.