Inkling Small vs MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads llmrun Score 131.9 to 119.6; neither fits 24 GB.

Model A · Thinking Machines

Inkling Small

119.6llmrun Score

266.0B · 1.7B active · Apache 2.0 · Jul 2026

VisionChatFunctions

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 Inkling Small if you want…

Fits a Mac 128 GB
IQ3_S · 116.2 GB; MiMo V2.6 Flash RL needs 93.8 GB at its smallest quant
Also does vision
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL doesn't list it

Choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL if you want…

Higher llmrun Score
131.9 vs 119.6
Ahead on the benchmarks
3 of 3 shared boards

On your hardware

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

MemoryInkling SmallMiMo V2.6 Flash RL

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 93.8 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling Small

IQ3_S · ~97 tok/s

116.2 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

Inkling Small MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Overall

Inkling Small

119.6117–122

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

131.9129–135

Coding

Inkling Small

no data

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

123.7115–133

Math

Inkling Small

117.1113–121

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

no data

Science

Inkling Small

118.3108–129

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

121.8106–138

Reasoning

Inkling Small

122.6119–126

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

no data

Inkling Small · #13 of 100 open models · #5 of 78 that fit ≤192 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL · #3 of 100 open models · #1 of 78 that fit ≤192 GB

Benchmarks

3 shared boards: Inkling Small leads 0, MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads 3 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026

BoardInkling SmallMiMo V2.6 Flash RL

SciCode

Inkling Small

49.6%#14/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

51.3%#7/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2026

CritPt

Inkling Small

8.3%#12/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

12.0%#10/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2026

ProofBench

Inkling Small

6.0%#19/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

63.0%#4/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Sep 2026

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

LMArena Text

Inkling Small

1404.0#46/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

1450.9#15/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

LMArena WebDev

Inkling Small

1409.1#27/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

1634.3#2/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Only Inkling Small (8)

Only MiMo V2.6 Flash RL (1)

ALE-Bench1244.2

VRAM by quantization

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

QuantInkling SmallMiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Q2_K

Inkling Small

114 GB~113.0 GB file

32K 119 GB · 128K 136 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

132 GB126.4 GB file

32K 133 GB · 128K 138 GB

Q3_K_M

Inkling Small

130 GB119.4 GB file

32K 136 GB · 128K 153 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

151 GB~150.6 GB file

32K 153 GB · 128K 157 GB

Q4_0

Inkling Small

not listed

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

155 GB~154.5 GB file

32K 156 GB · 128K 161 GB

Q4_K_M

Inkling Small

160 GB162.5 GB file

32K 166 GB · 128K 182 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

186 GB~185.4 GB file

32K 187 GB · 128K 192 GB

Q5_K_M

Inkling Small

190 GB196.1 GB file

32K 195 GB · 128K 212 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

221 GB~220.2 GB file

32K 222 GB · 128K 227 GB

Q6_K

Inkling Small

220 GB218.9 GB file

32K 225 GB · 128K 242 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

255 GB~254.9 GB file

32K 257 GB · 128K 262 GB

Q8_0

Inkling Small

267 GB280.3 GB file

32K 272 GB · 128K 289 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

309 GB~309.0 GB file

32K 311 GB · 128K 316 GB

10 more quants

IQ2_XXS

Inkling Small

73.8 GB82.3 GB file

32K 79.1 GB · 128K 96.0 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

IQ2_XS

Inkling 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 Small

90.4 GB82.4 GB file

32K 95.7 GB · 128K 113 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

105 GB107.8 GB file

32K 106 GB · 128K 111 GB

IQ3_XXS

Inkling Small

104 GB97.9 GB file

32K 109 GB · 128K 126 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

IQ3_S

Inkling Small

114 GB107.5 GB file

32K 119 GB · 128K 136 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

IQ4_XS

Inkling Small

144 GB127.4 GB file

32K 149 GB · 128K 166 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

IQ4_NL

Inkling Small

150 GB130.1 GB file

32K 156 GB · 128K 172 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

Q4_K_S

Inkling Small

150 GB152.3 GB file

32K 156 GB · 128K 172 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

Q5_K_S

Inkling Small

184 GB184.2 GB file

32K 189 GB · 128K 206 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

not listed

BF16

Inkling Small

533 GB527.4 GB file

32K 538 GB · 128K 555 GB

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

618 GB~618.0 GB file

32K 620 GB · 128K 625 GB

How to run each

Inkling Small

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Inkling-Small-GGUF:Q4_K_M

All ways to run Inkling Small →

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL

Ollama · Q4_K_M

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

All ways to run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL →

Specifications

Specifications of Inkling Small and MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Spec	Inkling Small	MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
Publisher	Thinking Machines	Xiaomi
Parameters	266.0B	309B
Active parameters	1.7B per token	15B per token
Architecture	InklingForConditionalGeneration	MiMoV2ForCausalLM
Context	—	1M tokens
Modalities	Vision, Chat, Function-calling	Chat, Function-calling
License	Apache 2.0	MIT
Released	Jul 2026	Sep 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Inkling Small or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?

MiMo V2.6 Flash RL leads llmrun Score 131.9 to 119.6; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Inkling Small for fits a Mac 128 GB and also does vision; choose MiMo V2.6 Flash RL for higher llmrun Score and ahead on the benchmarks.

Which needs less VRAM, Inkling Small or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?

At Q4_K_M, Inkling Small requires 160.2 GB while MiMo V2.6 Flash RL needs 185.8 GB, making Inkling Small the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run Inkling Small or MiMo V2.6 Flash RL on a 16 GB GPU?

Inkling Small does not fit (smallest quant needs 76.3 GB); MiMo V2.6 Flash RL does not fit (smallest quant needs 93.8 GB).