MiniMax M2.1 vs MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads llmrun Score 131.9 to 106.2; neither fits 24 GB.
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Model A · MiniMax
MiniMax M2.1228.7B · 11B active · 192K context · Other · Dec 2025
Model B · Xiaomi
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL309B · 15B active · 1M context · MIT · Sep 2026
Choose MiniMax M2.1 if you want…
Fits a Mac 128 GB
Q4_0 · 116.7 GB; MiMo V2.6 Flash RL needs 93.8 GB at its smallest quant
Lighter on memory
137.8 vs 185.8 GB at Q4_K_M
Choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL if you want…
Higher llmrun Score
131.9 vs 106.2
Longer context window
1M vs 192K tokens
Also does function-calling
MiniMax M2.1 doesn't list it
More permissive license
MIT vs Other
Newer release
Sep 2026 vs Dec 2025
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
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
MiniMax M2.1
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 65.3 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
MiniMax M2.1
Q4_0 · ~37 tok/s
116.7 GB · up to 64Kbetter quant
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
IQ2_M · ~44 tok/s
105.4 GB · up to 256K
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
MiniMax M2.1
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Coding
MiniMax M2.1
no data
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Science
MiniMax M2.1
no data
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
MiniMax M2.1 · #43 of 106 open models · #23 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL · #5 of 106 open models · #1 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB
Benchmarks
1 shared board: MiniMax M2.1 leads 0, MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads 1 · Benchmarks imported Nov 2026
MiniMax M2.1
623.8#30/48 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Dec 2025
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
1244.2#8/48 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2026
7 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
MiniMax M2.1
1384.5#60/188 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
1447.6#16/188 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
MiniMax M2.1
1384.0#34/55 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
1637.2#3/55 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
Only MiniMax M2.1 (2)
- Terminal-Bench36.6%
- MMLU-Pro88.0%
Only MiMo V2.6 Flash RL (3)
- SciCode51.3%
- CritPt12.0%
- ProofBench63.0%
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
MiniMax M2.1
97.8 GB83.3 GB file
32K 102 GB · 128K 114 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
132 GB126.4 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 138 GB
Q3_K_S
MiniMax M2.1
101 GB98.7 GB file
32K 105 GB · 128K 117 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
Q3_K_M
MiniMax M2.1
112 GB109.3 GB file
32K 116 GB · 128K 128 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
151 GB~150.6 GB file
32K 153 GB · 128K 157 GB
Q4_0
MiniMax M2.1
115 GB129.5 GB file
32K 119 GB · 128K 131 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
155 GB~154.5 GB file
32K 156 GB · 128K 161 GB
Q4_K_M
MiniMax M2.1
138 GB138.3 GB file
32K 142 GB · 128K 154 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
186 GB~185.4 GB file
32K 187 GB · 128K 192 GB
Q5_K_M
MiniMax M2.1
164 GB162.3 GB file
32K 167 GB · 128K 180 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
221 GB~220.2 GB file
32K 222 GB · 128K 227 GB
Q6_K
MiniMax M2.1
189 GB187.8 GB file
32K 193 GB · 128K 206 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
255 GB~254.9 GB file
32K 257 GB · 128K 262 GB
Q8_0
MiniMax M2.1
229 GB243.1 GB file
32K 233 GB · 128K 246 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
309 GB~309.0 GB file
32K 311 GB · 128K 316 GB
12 more quants
IQ2_XXS
MiniMax M2.1
63.5 GB74.1 GB file
32K 67.4 GB · 128K 79.8 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
IQ2_XS
MiniMax M2.1
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
93.1 GB98.7 GB file
32K 94.6 GB · 128K 99.4 GB
IQ2_M
MiniMax M2.1
77.8 GB78.1 GB file
32K 81.7 GB · 128K 94.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
105 GB107.8 GB file
32K 106 GB · 128K 111 GB
IQ3_XXS
MiniMax M2.1
89.2 GB93.3 GB file
32K 93.1 GB · 128K 106 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
IQ3_S
MiniMax M2.1
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
132 GB146.8 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 138 GB
IQ3_M
MiniMax M2.1
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
139 GB148.6 GB file
32K 141 GB · 128K 146 GB
IQ4_XS
MiniMax M2.1
123 GB121.9 GB file
32K 127 GB · 128K 140 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
IQ4_NL
MiniMax M2.1
129 GB129.0 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 146 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
Q4_1
MiniMax M2.1
129 GB143.2 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 146 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
Q4_K_S
MiniMax M2.1
129 GB130.0 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 146 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
Q5_K_S
MiniMax M2.1
158 GB157.5 GB file
32K 162 GB · 128K 174 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
BF16
MiniMax M2.1
458 GB457.5 GB file
32K 462 GB · 128K 474 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
618 GB~618.0 GB file
32K 620 GB · 128K 625 GB
MiniMax M2.1
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/MiniMax-M2.1-GGUF:Q4_K_MMiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/vultr/MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL-GGUF| Spec | MiniMax M2.1 | MiMo V2.6 Flash RL |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | MiniMax | Xiaomi |
| Parameters | 228.7B | 309B |
| Active parameters | 11B per token | 15B per token |
| Architecture | MiniMaxM2ForCausalLM | MiMoV2ForCausalLM |
| Context | 192K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Modalities | Chat | Chat, Function-calling |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Sep 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, MiniMax M2.1 or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads llmrun Score 131.9 to 106.2; neither fits 24 GB. Choose MiniMax M2.1 for fits a Mac 128 GB and lighter on memory; choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL for higher llmrun Score and longer context window.
Which needs less VRAM, MiniMax M2.1 or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
At Q4_K_M, MiniMax M2.1 requires 137.8 GB while MiMo V2.6 Flash RL needs 185.8 GB, making MiniMax M2.1 the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run MiniMax M2.1 or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL on a 16 GB GPU?
MiniMax M2.1 does not fit (smallest quant needs 65.3 GB); MiMo V2.6 Flash RL does not fit (smallest quant needs 93.8 GB).
Which has a longer context window, MiniMax M2.1 or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
MiniMax M2.1 supports 196,608 tokens and MiMo V2.6 Flash RL supports 1,048,576 tokens.