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DeepSeek V4 Flash vs MiMo V2.5

DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiMo V2.5 match in llmrun Score, with values of 109.3 versus 108.3; neither fits 24 GB.

Model A · DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Flash
109.3llmrun Score

290.9B · 14.1B active · 1M context · MIT · Apr 2026

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Model B · Xiaomi

MiMo V2.5
108.3llmrun Score

310.8B · 17.4B active · 1M context · MIT · Apr 2026

ChatFunctions

Which should you choose?

Choose DeepSeek V4 Flash if you want…

  • Ahead on the benchmarks

    3 of 4 shared boards

Choose MiMo V2.5 if you want…

  • Fits a Mac 128 GB

    IQ3_XXS · 121.5 GB; DeepSeek V4 Flash needs 80.5 GB at its smallest quant

  • Also does function-calling

    DeepSeek V4 Flash doesn't list it

On your hardware

Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 80.5 GB

MiMo V2.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 86.6 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

DeepSeek V4 Flash

Q2_K · ~41 tok/s

124.1 GB · up to 32K

MiMo V2.5

IQ3_XXS · ~37 tok/s

121.5 GB · up to 64Kbetter quant

Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

Overall

DeepSeek V4 Flash

109.3104–114

MiMo V2.5

108.399–118

Coding

DeepSeek V4 Flash

106.699–115

MiMo V2.5

103.390–116

Science

DeepSeek V4 Flash

111.492–130

MiMo V2.5

106.987–127

Reasoning

DeepSeek V4 Flash

111.8105–119

MiMo V2.5

no data

DeepSeek V4 Flash · #26 of 92 open models · #12 of 71 that fit ≤192 GB

MiMo V2.5 · #30 of 92 open models · #13 of 71 that fit ≤192 GB

Benchmarks

4 shared boards: DeepSeek V4 Flash leads 3, MiMo V2.5 leads 0 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026

LMArena Text

DeepSeek V4 Flash

1438.6#21/186 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.5

1433.7#24/186 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

LMArena WebDev

DeepSeek V4 Flash

1581.5#12/50 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.5

1438.1#20/50 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

SciCode

DeepSeek V4 Flash

44.9%#21/65 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

MiMo V2.5

43.1%#24/65 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

CritPt

DeepSeek V4 Flash

7.1%#14/65 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

MiMo V2.5

3.7%#21/65 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

9 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
ALE-Bench

DeepSeek V4 Flash

678.2#22/42 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Apr 2026

MiMo V2.5

514.0#30/42 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

Only DeepSeek V4 Flash (7)

Only MiMo V2.5 (1)

VRAM by quantization

Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.

Q2_K

DeepSeek V4 Flash

124 GB107.0 GB file

32K 124 GB · 128K 125 GB

MiMo V2.5

132 GB108.9 GB file

32K 134 GB · 128K 139 GB

Q3_K_S

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

136 GB135.1 GB file

32K 138 GB · 128K 143 GB

Q3_K_M

DeepSeek V4 Flash

142 GB129.3 GB file

32K 143 GB · 128K 144 GB

MiMo V2.5

152 GB140.0 GB file

32K 153 GB · 128K 158 GB

Q4_0

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

156 GB175.8 GB file

32K 157 GB · 128K 162 GB

Q4_K_M

DeepSeek V4 Flash

175 GB174.9 GB file

32K 175 GB · 128K 176 GB

MiMo V2.5

187 GB190.9 GB file

32K 188 GB · 128K 193 GB

Q5_K_M

DeepSeek V4 Flash

208 GB~207.3 GB file

32K 208 GB · 128K 209 GB

MiMo V2.5

222 GB230.2 GB file

32K 223 GB · 128K 228 GB

Q6_K

DeepSeek V4 Flash

240 GB~240.0 GB file

32K 241 GB · 128K 242 GB

MiMo V2.5

257 GB257.0 GB file

32K 258 GB · 128K 263 GB

Q8_0

DeepSeek V4 Flash

291 GB302.3 GB file

32K 292 GB · 128K 293 GB

MiMo V2.5

311 GB329.3 GB file

32K 313 GB · 128K 318 GB

17 more quants

IQ2_XXS

DeepSeek V4 Flash

80.3 GB90.9 GB file

32K 80.7 GB · 128K 81.8 GB

MiMo V2.5

85.9 GB96.5 GB file

32K 87.4 GB · 128K 92.2 GB

IQ2_XS

DeepSeek V4 Flash

87.6 GB87.0 GB file

32K 88.0 GB · 128K 89.0 GB

MiMo V2.5

93.6 GB93.1 GB file

32K 95.1 GB · 128K 100 GB

IQ2_S

DeepSeek V4 Flash

91.2 GB88.0 GB file

32K 91.6 GB · 128K 92.7 GB

MiMo V2.5

97.5 GB94.7 GB file

32K 99.0 GB · 128K 104 GB

IQ2_M

DeepSeek V4 Flash

98.5 GB90.9 GB file

32K 98.9 GB · 128K 99.9 GB

MiMo V2.5

105 GB96.6 GB file

32K 107 GB · 128K 112 GB

IQ3_XXS

DeepSeek V4 Flash

113 GB103.0 GB file

32K 113 GB · 128K 114 GB

MiMo V2.5

121 GB125.9 GB file

32K 122 GB · 128K 127 GB

Q2_K_S

DeepSeek V4 Flash

117 GB98.6 GB file

32K 117 GB · 128K 118 GB

MiMo V2.5

not listed

IQ3_XS

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

129 GB142.2 GB file

32K 130 GB · 128K 135 GB

IQ3_S

DeepSeek V4 Flash

124 GB117.3 GB file

32K 124 GB · 128K 125 GB

MiMo V2.5

132 GB114.9 GB file

32K 134 GB · 128K 139 GB

IQ3_M

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

140 GB148.3 GB file

32K 142 GB · 128K 147 GB

Q3_K_L

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

160 GB147.9 GB file

32K 161 GB · 128K 166 GB

IQ4_XS

DeepSeek V4 Flash

157 GB137.9 GB file

32K 157 GB · 128K 158 GB

MiMo V2.5

167 GB149.4 GB file

32K 169 GB · 128K 174 GB

IQ4_NL

DeepSeek V4 Flash

164 GB137.9 GB file

32K 164 GB · 128K 165 GB

MiMo V2.5

175 GB152.6 GB file

32K 177 GB · 128K 182 GB

Q4_1

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

175 GB194.3 GB file

32K 177 GB · 128K 182 GB

Q4_K_S

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

175 GB178.8 GB file

32K 177 GB · 128K 182 GB

Q4_K_L

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

191 GB189.2 GB file

32K 192 GB · 128K 197 GB

Q5_K_S

DeepSeek V4 Flash

not listed

MiMo V2.5

214 GB216.3 GB file

32K 216 GB · 128K 220 GB

BF16

DeepSeek V4 Flash

582 GB~581.9 GB file

32K 583 GB · 128K 584 GB

MiMo V2.5

622 GB619.6 GB file

32K 623 GB · 128K 628 GB

How to run each

Specifications

Specifications of DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiMo V2.5
SpecDeepSeek V4 FlashMiMo V2.5
PublisherDeepSeekXiaomi
Parameters290.9B310.8B
Active parameters14B per token17B per token
ArchitectureDeepseekV4ForCausalLMMiMoV2ForCausalLM
Context1M tokens1M tokens
ModalitiesChatChat, Function-calling
LicenseMITMIT
ReleasedApr 2026Apr 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V4 Flash or MiMo V2.5?

DeepSeek V4 Flash and MiMo V2.5 match in llmrun Score, with values of 109.3 versus 108.3; neither fits 24 GB. Choose DeepSeek V4 Flash for ahead on the benchmarks; choose MiMo V2.5 for fits a Mac 128 GB and also does function-calling.

Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek V4 Flash or MiMo V2.5?

At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek V4 Flash requires 174.9 GB while MiMo V2.5 needs 186.9 GB, making DeepSeek V4 Flash the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run DeepSeek V4 Flash or MiMo V2.5 on a 16 GB GPU?

DeepSeek V4 Flash does not fit (smallest quant needs 80.5 GB); MiMo V2.5 does not fit (smallest quant needs 86.6 GB).

Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash or MiMo V2.5?

DeepSeek V4 Flash supports 1,048,576 tokens and MiMo V2.5 supports 1,048,576 tokens.

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs MiMo V2.5 — VRAM & GPU Comparison | llmrun