Kimi K2 Instruct vs MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL leads llmrun Score 133.3 to 100.1; neither fits 24 GB.

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Model A · Moonshot AI

Kimi K2 Instruct

100.1llmrun Score

1026.4B · 32.9B active · 128K context · Other · Jul 2025

ChatFunctions

Model B · Xiaomi

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

133.3llmrun Score

1020B · 42B active · 1M context · MIT · Sep 2026

ChatFunctions

Which should you choose?

Choose MiMo V2.6 Pro RL if you want…

Higher llmrun Score
133.3 vs 100.1
Stronger at agents
131.6 vs 101.6
Stronger at coding
125.1 vs 101.5
Longer context window
1M vs 128K tokens
More permissive license
MIT vs Other
Newer release
Sep 2026 vs Jul 2025

Kimi K2 Instruct: no clear edge over MiMo V2.6 Pro RL in the data we have.

On your hardware

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

MemoryKimi K2 InstructMiMo V2.6 Pro RL

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Kimi K2 Instruct

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.7 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 435.6 GB

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

Kimi K2 Instruct MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Overall

Kimi K2 Instruct

100.197–103

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

133.3130–136

Coding

Kimi K2 Instruct

101.596–107

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

125.1118–132

Agents

Kimi K2 Instruct

101.696–107

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

131.6126–137

Science

Kimi K2 Instruct

no data

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

139.6128–151

Reasoning

Kimi K2 Instruct

92.878–107

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

no data

Kimi K2 Instruct · #57 of 106 open models · #53 of 102 that fit ≤640 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL · #3 of 106 open models · #2 of 102 that fit ≤640 GB

Benchmarks

The two models share no benchmark board.

24 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)

LMArena Text

Kimi K2 Instruct

1417.8#36/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

1479.7#3/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Only Kimi K2 Instruct (10)

Only MiMo V2.6 Pro RL (13)

VRAM by quantization

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

QuantKimi K2 InstructMiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Q2_K

Kimi K2 Instruct

440 GB373.2 GB file

32K 439 GB · 128K 446 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

434 GB418.8 GB file

32K 437 GB · 128K 448 GB

Q3_K_S

Kimi K2 Instruct

453 GB442.4 GB file

32K 452 GB · 128K 459 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

Q3_K_M

Kimi K2 Instruct

504 GB489.4 GB file

32K 503 GB · 128K 510 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

498 GB~497.3 GB file

32K 501 GB · 128K 512 GB

Q4_0

Kimi K2 Instruct

517 GB580.6 GB file

32K 516 GB · 128K 523 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

511 GB~510.0 GB file

32K 514 GB · 128K 524 GB

Q4_K_M

Kimi K2 Instruct

620 GB620.8 GB file

32K 618 GB · 128K 625 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

613 GB~612.0 GB file

32K 616 GB · 128K 626 GB

Q5_K_M

Kimi K2 Instruct

735 GB728.3 GB file

32K 734 GB · 128K 741 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

727 GB~726.8 GB file

32K 731 GB · 128K 741 GB

Q6_K

Kimi K2 Instruct

851 GB842.6 GB file

32K 849 GB · 128K 856 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

842 GB~841.5 GB file

32K 845 GB · 128K 856 GB

Q8_0

Kimi K2 Instruct

1030 GB1091.1 GB file

32K 1029 GB · 128K 1036 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

1021 GB~1020.0 GB file

32K 1024 GB · 128K 1034 GB

10 more quants

IQ2_XXS

Kimi K2 Instruct

286 GB328.8 GB file

32K 285 GB · 128K 292 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

IQ2_M

Kimi K2 Instruct

350 GB347.1 GB file

32K 349 GB · 128K 356 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

IQ3_XXS

Kimi K2 Instruct

402 GB416.6 GB file

32K 400 GB · 128K 407 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

Q3_K_L

Kimi K2 Instruct

530 GB530.5 GB file

32K 529 GB · 128K 536 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

IQ4_XS

Kimi K2 Instruct

556 GB546.5 GB file

32K 554 GB · 128K 561 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

IQ4_NL

Kimi K2 Instruct

581 GB578.5 GB file

32K 580 GB · 128K 587 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

Q4_1

Kimi K2 Instruct

581 GB642.5 GB file

32K 580 GB · 128K 587 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

Q4_K_S

Kimi K2 Instruct

581 GB582.7 GB file

32K 580 GB · 128K 587 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

Q5_K_S

Kimi K2 Instruct

710 GB706.6 GB file

32K 708 GB · 128K 715 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

not listed

BF16

Kimi K2 Instruct

2057 GB2053.2 GB file

32K 2055 GB · 128K 2062 GB

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

2041 GB~2040.0 GB file

32K 2044 GB · 128K 2054 GB

How to run each

Kimi K2 Instruct

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M

All ways to run Kimi K2 Instruct →

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/ggml-org/MiMo-V2.6-Pro-RL-GGUF

All ways to run MiMo V2.6 Pro RL →

Specifications

Specifications of Kimi K2 Instruct and MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Spec	Kimi K2 Instruct	MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Publisher	Moonshot AI	Xiaomi
Parameters	1026.4B	1020B
Active parameters	33B per token	42B per token
Architecture	DeepseekV3ForCausalLM	MiMoV2ForCausalLM
Context	128K tokens	1M tokens
Modalities	Chat, Function-calling	Chat, Function-calling
License	Other	MIT
Released	Jul 2025	Sep 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2 Instruct or MiMo V2.6 Pro RL?

MiMo V2.6 Pro RL leads llmrun Score 133.3 to 100.1; neither fits 24 GB. Choose MiMo V2.6 Pro RL for higher llmrun Score and stronger at agents.

Which needs less VRAM, Kimi K2 Instruct or MiMo V2.6 Pro RL?

At Q4_K_M, Kimi K2 Instruct requires 619.7 GB while MiMo V2.6 Pro RL needs 612.5 GB, making MiMo V2.6 Pro RL the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run Kimi K2 Instruct or MiMo V2.6 Pro RL on a 16 GB GPU?

Kimi K2 Instruct does not fit (smallest quant needs 283.7 GB); MiMo V2.6 Pro RL does not fit (smallest quant needs 435.6 GB).

Which has a longer context window, Kimi K2 Instruct or MiMo V2.6 Pro RL?

Kimi K2 Instruct supports 131,072 tokens and MiMo V2.6 Pro RL supports 1,048,576 tokens.