Inkling 2 Small vs MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Inkling 2 Small leads llmrun Score 134.7 to 131.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB.
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Model A · Thinking Machines
Inkling 2 Small594B · 17B active · 1M context · Apache 2.0 · Nov 2026
Model B · Xiaomi
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL309B · 15B active · 1M context · MIT · Sep 2026
Choose Inkling 2 Small if you want…
Higher llmrun Score
134.7 vs 131.9, ranges overlap
Also does vision
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL doesn't list it
Choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL if you want…
Lighter on memory
185.8 vs 357.0 GB at Q4_K_M
Also does function-calling
Inkling 2 Small 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
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 93.8 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
IQ2_M · ~44 tok/s
105.4 GB · up to 256Kfits
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
Inkling 2 Small
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Coding
Inkling 2 Small
no data
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Science
Inkling 2 Small
no data
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Reasoning
Inkling 2 Small
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
no data
Inkling 2 Small · #2 of 107 open models · #1 of 103 that fit ≤512 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL · #6 of 107 open models · #2 of 83 that fit ≤192 GB
Benchmarks
1 shared board: Inkling 2 Small leads 1, MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads 0 · Benchmarks imported Nov 2026
Inkling 2 Small
52.3%#10/74 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Nov 2026
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
51.3%#13/74 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2026
8 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
Inkling 2 Small
1411.8#46/191 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
1448.4#17/191 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Inkling 2 Small
1647.1#4/58 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
1638.1#5/58 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Only Inkling 2 Small (3)
- ARC-AGI-281.7%
- ARC-AGI96.5%
- APEX-Agents46.8%
Only MiMo V2.6 Flash RL (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.
Q2_K
Inkling 2 Small
253 GB~252.4 GB file
32K 258 GB · 128K 272 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
132 GB126.4 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 138 GB
Q3_K_M
Inkling 2 Small
290 GB~289.6 GB file
32K 295 GB · 128K 309 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
151 GB~150.6 GB file
32K 153 GB · 128K 157 GB
Q4_0
Inkling 2 Small
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
155 GB~154.5 GB file
32K 156 GB · 128K 161 GB
Q4_K_M
Inkling 2 Small
357 GB~356.4 GB file
32K 362 GB · 128K 376 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
186 GB~185.4 GB file
32K 187 GB · 128K 192 GB
Q5_K_M
Inkling 2 Small
424 GB~423.2 GB file
32K 428 GB · 128K 443 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
221 GB~220.2 GB file
32K 222 GB · 128K 227 GB
Q6_K
Inkling 2 Small
491 GB~490.1 GB file
32K 495 GB · 128K 510 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
255 GB~254.9 GB file
32K 257 GB · 128K 262 GB
Q8_0
Inkling 2 Small
595 GB~594.0 GB file
32K 599 GB · 128K 614 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
309 GB~309.0 GB file
32K 311 GB · 128K 316 GB
7 more quants
IQ2_XXS
Inkling 2 Small
164 GB190.6 GB file
32K 168 GB · 128K 183 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
IQ2_XS
Inkling 2 Small
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
93.1 GB98.7 GB file
32K 94.6 GB · 128K 99.4 GB
IQ2_M
Inkling 2 Small
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
105 GB107.8 GB file
32K 106 GB · 128K 111 GB
IQ3_XXS
Inkling 2 Small
231 GB226.0 GB file
32K 235 GB · 128K 250 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
not listed
IQ3_S
Inkling 2 Small
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
132 GB146.8 GB file
32K 133 GB · 128K 138 GB
IQ3_M
Inkling 2 Small
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
139 GB148.6 GB file
32K 141 GB · 128K 146 GB
BF16
Inkling 2 Small
1189 GB~1188.0 GB file
32K 1193 GB · 128K 1208 GB
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
618 GB~618.0 GB file
32K 620 GB · 128K 625 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Inkling-2-Small-GGUFMiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/vultr/MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL-GGUF| Spec | Inkling 2 Small | MiMo V2.6 Flash RL |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Thinking Machines | Xiaomi |
| Parameters | 594B | 309B |
| Active parameters | 17B per token | 15B per token |
| Architecture | Inkling2ForConditionalGeneration | MiMoV2ForCausalLM |
| Context | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Modalities | Vision, Chat | Chat, Function-calling |
| License | Apache 2.0 | MIT |
| Released | Nov 2026 | Sep 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, Inkling 2 Small or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
Inkling 2 Small leads llmrun Score 134.7 to 131.9 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB. Choose Inkling 2 Small for higher llmrun Score and also does vision; choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL for lighter on memory and also does function-calling.
Which needs less VRAM, Inkling 2 Small or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
At Q4_K_M, Inkling 2 Small requires 357.0 GB while MiMo V2.6 Flash RL needs 185.8 GB, making MiMo V2.6 Flash RL the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run Inkling 2 Small or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL on a 16 GB GPU?
Inkling 2 Small does not fit (smallest quant needs 166.1 GB); MiMo V2.6 Flash RL does not fit (smallest quant needs 93.8 GB).
Which has a longer context window, Inkling 2 Small or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
Inkling 2 Small supports 1,048,576 tokens and MiMo V2.6 Flash RL supports 1,048,576 tokens.