Qwen3 235B A22B vs MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads llmrun Score 131.9 to 100.0; neither fits 24 GB.

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Model A · Alibaba

Qwen3 235B A22B

100.0llmrun Score

235.1B · 22.2B active · 40K context · Apache 2.0 · Apr 2025

ChatFunctions

Model B · Xiaomi

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

131.9llmrun Score

309B · 15B active · 1M context · MIT · Sep 2026

ChatFunctions

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if you want…

Fits a Mac 128 GB
Q3_K_L · 122.4 GB; MiMo V2.6 Flash RL needs 93.8 GB at its smallest quant
Lighter on memory
141.6 vs 185.8 GB at Q4_K_M

Choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL if you want…

Higher llmrun Score
131.9 vs 100.0
Stronger at coding
123.6 vs 101.3
Longer context window
1M vs 40K tokens
Newer release
Sep 2026 vs Apr 2025

On your hardware

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

MemoryQwen3 235B A22BMiMo V2.6 Flash RL

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Qwen3 235B A22B

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.8 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Qwen3 235B A22B

Q3_K_L · ~21 tok/s

122.4 GB · up to 32Kbetter 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).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

Qwen3 235B A22B MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Overall

Qwen3 235B A22B

100.097–103

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

131.9128–135

Coding

Qwen3 235B A22B

101.396–107

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

123.6114–133

Science

Qwen3 235B A22B

no data

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

121.6105–138

Reasoning

Qwen3 235B A22B

100.894–108

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

no data

Qwen3 235B A22B · #58 of 106 open models · #36 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL · #5 of 106 open models · #1 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB

Benchmarks

The two models share no benchmark board.

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

LMArena Text

Qwen3 235B A22B

1402.1#48/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

1447.6#16/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Only Qwen3 235B A22B (10)

Only MiMo V2.6 Flash RL (5)

LMArena WebDev1637.2
SciCode51.3%
CritPt12.0%
ALE-Bench1244.2
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.

QuantQwen3 235B A22BMiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Q2_K

Qwen3 235B A22B

100 GB85.7 GB file

32K 103 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

132 GB126.4 GB file

32K 133 GB · 128K 138 GB

Q3_K_S

Qwen3 235B A22B

103 GB101.4 GB file

32K 106 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

Q3_K_M

Qwen3 235B A22B

115 GB112.4 GB file

32K 118 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

151 GB~150.6 GB file

32K 153 GB · 128K 157 GB

Q4_0

Qwen3 235B A22B

not listed

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

155 GB~154.5 GB file

32K 156 GB · 128K 161 GB

Q4_K_M

Qwen3 235B A22B

142 GB142.2 GB file

32K 145 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

186 GB~185.4 GB file

32K 187 GB · 128K 192 GB

Q5_K_M

Qwen3 235B A22B

168 GB166.8 GB file

32K 171 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

221 GB~220.2 GB file

32K 222 GB · 128K 227 GB

Q6_K

Qwen3 235B A22B

194 GB193.0 GB file

32K 197 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

255 GB~254.9 GB file

32K 257 GB · 128K 262 GB

Q8_0

Qwen3 235B A22B

236 GB249.9 GB file

32K 239 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

309 GB~309.0 GB file

32K 311 GB · 128K 316 GB

11 more quants

IQ2_XS

Qwen3 235B A22B

not listed

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

93.1 GB98.7 GB file

32K 94.6 GB · 128K 99.4 GB

IQ2_M

Qwen3 235B A22B

not listed

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

105 GB107.8 GB file

32K 106 GB · 128K 111 GB

IQ3_S

Qwen3 235B A22B

not listed

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

132 GB146.8 GB file

32K 133 GB · 128K 138 GB

IQ3_M

Qwen3 235B A22B

not listed

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

139 GB148.6 GB file

32K 141 GB · 128K 146 GB

Q3_K_L

Qwen3 235B A22B

121 GB111.2 GB file

32K 124 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

IQ4_XS

Qwen3 235B A22B

127 GB125.5 GB file

32K 130 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

Q4_1

Qwen3 235B A22B

133 GB147.2 GB file

32K 136 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

Q4_K_S

Qwen3 235B A22B

133 GB133.7 GB file

32K 136 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

Q5_0

Qwen3 235B A22B

147 GB161.9 GB file

32K 150 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

Q5_K_S

Qwen3 235B A22B

162 GB161.9 GB file

32K 165 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

BF16

Qwen3 235B A22B

471 GB470.3 GB file

32K 474 GB · 128K —

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

618 GB~618.0 GB file

32K 620 GB · 128K 625 GB

How to run each

Qwen3 235B A22B

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Qwen3-235B-A22B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

All ways to run Qwen3 235B A22B →

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/vultr/MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL-GGUF

All ways to run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL →

Specifications

Specifications of Qwen3 235B A22B and MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Spec	Qwen3 235B A22B	MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Publisher	Alibaba	Xiaomi
Parameters	235.1B	309B
Active parameters	22B per token	15B per token
Architecture	Qwen3MoeForCausalLM	MiMoV2ForCausalLM
Context	40K tokens	1M tokens
Modalities	Chat, Function-calling	Chat, Function-calling
License	Apache 2.0	MIT
Released	Apr 2025	Sep 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Qwen3 235B A22B or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads llmrun Score 131.9 to 100.0; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Qwen3 235B A22B for fits a Mac 128 GB and lighter on memory; choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL for higher llmrun Score and stronger at coding.

Which needs less VRAM, Qwen3 235B A22B or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?

At Q4_K_M, Qwen3 235B A22B requires 141.6 GB while MiMo V2.6 Flash RL needs 185.8 GB, making Qwen3 235B A22B the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run Qwen3 235B A22B or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL on a 16 GB GPU?

Qwen3 235B A22B does not fit (smallest quant needs 101.8 GB); MiMo V2.6 Flash RL does not fit (smallest quant needs 93.8 GB).

Which has a longer context window, Qwen3 235B A22B or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?

Qwen3 235B A22B supports 40,960 tokens and MiMo V2.6 Flash RL supports 1,048,576 tokens.