Inkling 2 Small vs MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Inkling 2 Small and MiMo V2.6 Pro RL match in llmrun Score, with values of 134.7 versus 133.5; 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 Pro RL1020B · 42B active · 1M context · MIT · Sep 2026
Choose Inkling 2 Small if you want…
Lighter on memory
357.0 vs 612.5 GB at Q4_K_M
Also does vision
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL doesn't list it
Choose MiMo V2.6 Pro RL if you want…
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 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 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 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 435.6 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
Inkling 2 Small
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 166.1 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).
Overall
Inkling 2 Small
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Coding
Inkling 2 Small
no data
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Agents
Inkling 2 Small
no data
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Science
Inkling 2 Small
no data
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Reasoning
Inkling 2 Small
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
no data
Inkling 2 Small · #2 of 107 open models · #1 of 103 that fit ≤512 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL · #4 of 107 open models · #3 of 103 that fit ≤640 GB
Benchmarks
2 shared boards: Inkling 2 Small leads 0, MiMo V2.6 Pro RL leads 2 · Benchmarks imported Nov 2026
Inkling 2 Small
52.3%#10/74 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Nov 2026
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
60.9%#1/74 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2026
Inkling 2 Small
46.8%#11/22 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Nov 2026
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
54.4%#4/22 open
Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2026
14 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
Inkling 2 Small
1411.8#46/191 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
1479.9#4/191 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Inkling 2 Small
1647.1#4/58 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
1625.0#7/58 open
ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026
Only MiMo V2.6 Pro RL (10)
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 Pro RL
434 GB418.8 GB file
32K 437 GB · 128K 448 GB
Q3_K_M
Inkling 2 Small
290 GB~289.6 GB file
32K 295 GB · 128K 309 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
498 GB~497.3 GB file
32K 501 GB · 128K 512 GB
Q4_0
Inkling 2 Small
not listed
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
511 GB~510.0 GB file
32K 514 GB · 128K 524 GB
Q4_K_M
Inkling 2 Small
357 GB~356.4 GB file
32K 362 GB · 128K 376 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
613 GB~612.0 GB file
32K 616 GB · 128K 626 GB
Q5_K_M
Inkling 2 Small
424 GB~423.2 GB file
32K 428 GB · 128K 443 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
727 GB~726.8 GB file
32K 731 GB · 128K 741 GB
Q6_K
Inkling 2 Small
491 GB~490.1 GB file
32K 495 GB · 128K 510 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
842 GB~841.5 GB file
32K 845 GB · 128K 856 GB
Q8_0
Inkling 2 Small
595 GB~594.0 GB file
32K 599 GB · 128K 614 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
1021 GB~1020.0 GB file
32K 1024 GB · 128K 1034 GB
3 more quants
IQ2_XXS
Inkling 2 Small
164 GB190.6 GB file
32K 168 GB · 128K 183 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
not listed
IQ3_XXS
Inkling 2 Small
231 GB226.0 GB file
32K 235 GB · 128K 250 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
not listed
BF16
Inkling 2 Small
1189 GB~1188.0 GB file
32K 1193 GB · 128K 1208 GB
MiMo V2.6 Pro RL
2041 GB~2040.0 GB file
32K 2044 GB · 128K 2054 GB
Inkling 2 Small
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Inkling-2-Small-GGUFMiMo V2.6 Pro RL
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/ggml-org/MiMo-V2.6-Pro-RL-GGUF| Spec | Inkling 2 Small | MiMo V2.6 Pro RL |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Thinking Machines | Xiaomi |
| Parameters | 594B | 1020B |
| Active parameters | 17B per token | 42B 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 Pro RL?
Inkling 2 Small and MiMo V2.6 Pro RL match in llmrun Score, with values of 134.7 versus 133.5; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Inkling 2 Small for lighter on memory and also does vision; choose MiMo V2.6 Pro RL for also does function-calling.
Which needs less VRAM, Inkling 2 Small or MiMo V2.6 Pro RL?
At Q4_K_M, Inkling 2 Small requires 357.0 GB while MiMo V2.6 Pro RL needs 612.5 GB, making Inkling 2 Small the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run Inkling 2 Small or MiMo V2.6 Pro RL on a 16 GB GPU?
Inkling 2 Small does not fit (smallest quant needs 166.1 GB); MiMo V2.6 Pro RL does not fit (smallest quant needs 435.6 GB).
Which has a longer context window, Inkling 2 Small or MiMo V2.6 Pro RL?
Inkling 2 Small supports 1,048,576 tokens and MiMo V2.6 Pro RL supports 1,048,576 tokens.