Inkling vs MiMo V2.5 Pro

Inkling and MiMo V2.5 Pro match in llmrun Score, with values of 116.0 versus 116.4; neither fits 24 GB.

Model A · Thinking Machines

Inkling

116.0llmrun Score

952.4B · 18.1B active · Apache 2.0 · Jul 2026

VisionChatFunctions

Model B · Xiaomi

MiMo V2.5 Pro

116.4llmrun Score

1023.2B · 43.9B active · 1M context · MIT · Apr 2026

ChatFunctionsCode

Which should you choose?

Choose Inkling if you want…

Stronger at reasoning
121.0 vs 110.8
Ahead on the benchmarks
4 of 6 shared boards
Also does vision
MiMo V2.5 Pro doesn't list it

Choose MiMo V2.5 Pro if you want…

Also does code
Inkling doesn't list it

On your hardware

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

MemoryInklingMiMo V2.5 Pro

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 408.4 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 283.5 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

Inkling MiMo V2.5 Pro

Overall

Inkling

116.0114–118

MiMo V2.5 Pro

116.4111–122

Coding

Inkling

110.2105–115

MiMo V2.5 Pro

115.6106–126

Agents

Inkling

111.4102–120

MiMo V2.5 Pro

no data

Math

Inkling

112.1107–117

MiMo V2.5 Pro

no data

Science

Inkling

116.4106–127

MiMo V2.5 Pro

114.697–133

Reasoning

Inkling

121.0118–124

MiMo V2.5 Pro

110.8102–120

Inkling · #18 of 100 open models · #15 of 96 that fit ≤640 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro · #17 of 100 open models · #14 of 96 that fit ≤640 GB

Benchmarks

6 shared boards: Inkling leads 4, MiMo V2.5 Pro leads 2 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026

BoardInklingMiMo V2.5 Pro

SciCode

Inkling

47.0%#18/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

50.2%#10/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

ALE-Bench

Inkling

946.0#11/43 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

899.8#14/43 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

CritPt

Inkling

5.4%#16/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

4.0%#18/66 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

DTBench

Inkling

87.5%#13/68 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

84.5%#16/68 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

LMCA

Inkling

37.6%#11/54 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

29.5%#21/54 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

ProofBench

Inkling

0.0%#26/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Jul 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

22.0%#11/26 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI

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

LMArena Text

Inkling

1440.9#20/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

1467.3#7/187 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

LMArena WebDev

Inkling

1413.7#26/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

MiMo V2.5 Pro

1481.3#18/52 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Only Inkling (23)

VRAM by quantization

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

QuantInklingMiMo V2.5 Pro

Q2_K

Inkling

405 GB~404.8 GB file

32K 412 GB · 128K 432 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

435 GB~434.9 GB file

32K 439 GB · 128K 449 GB

Q3_K_M

Inkling

465 GB~464.3 GB file

32K 471 GB · 128K 491 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

499 GB459.7 GB file

32K 503 GB · 128K 513 GB

Q4_K_M

Inkling

572 GB~571.4 GB file

32K 578 GB · 128K 598 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

614 GB629.6 GB file

32K 618 GB · 128K 628 GB

Q5_K_M

Inkling

679 GB~678.6 GB file

32K 686 GB · 128K 705 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

730 GB758.0 GB file

32K 733 GB · 128K 743 GB

Q6_K

Inkling

786 GB~785.7 GB file

32K 793 GB · 128K 813 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

845 GB846.6 GB file

32K 848 GB · 128K 859 GB

Q8_0

Inkling

953 GB856.8 GB file

32K 959 GB · 128K 979 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

1024 GB1087.6 GB file

32K 1027 GB · 128K 1038 GB

10 more quants

IQ2_XXS

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

282 GB317.2 GB file

32K 285 GB · 128K 296 GB

IQ2_S

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

320 GB319.4 GB file

32K 324 GB · 128K 334 GB

IQ2_M

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

346 GB317.3 GB file

32K 349 GB · 128K 360 GB

IQ3_XXS

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

397 GB412.7 GB file

32K 400 GB · 128K 411 GB

IQ3_S

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

435 GB377.9 GB file

32K 439 GB · 128K 449 GB

IQ4_XS

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

551 GB490.7 GB file

32K 554 GB · 128K 564 GB

IQ4_NL

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

576 GB501.3 GB file

32K 579 GB · 128K 590 GB

Q4_K_S

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

576 GB588.5 GB file

32K 579 GB · 128K 590 GB

Q5_K_S

Inkling

not listed

MiMo V2.5 Pro

704 GB713.2 GB file

32K 707 GB · 128K 718 GB

BF16

Inkling

1905 GB1894.3 GB file

32K 1912 GB · 128K 1932 GB

MiMo V2.5 Pro

2047 GB2046.7 GB file

32K 2050 GB · 128K 2061 GB

How to run each

Inkling

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/inkling-GGUF

All ways to run Inkling →

MiMo V2.5 Pro

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/MiMo-V2.5-Pro-GGUF:Q4_K_M

All ways to run MiMo V2.5 Pro →

Specifications

Specifications of Inkling and MiMo V2.5 Pro
Spec	Inkling	MiMo V2.5 Pro
Publisher	Thinking Machines	Xiaomi
Parameters	952.4B	1023.2B
Active parameters	18B per token	44B per token
Architecture	InklingForConditionalGeneration	MiMoV2ForCausalLM
Context	—	1M tokens
Modalities	Vision, Chat, Function-calling	Chat, Function-calling, Code
License	Apache 2.0	MIT
Released	Jul 2026	Apr 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Inkling or MiMo V2.5 Pro?

Inkling and MiMo V2.5 Pro match in llmrun Score, with values of 116.0 versus 116.4; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Inkling for stronger at reasoning and ahead on the benchmarks; choose MiMo V2.5 Pro for also does code.

Which needs less VRAM, Inkling or MiMo V2.5 Pro?

At Q4_K_M, Inkling requires 572.1 GB while MiMo V2.5 Pro needs 614.5 GB, making Inkling the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run Inkling or MiMo V2.5 Pro on a 16 GB GPU?

Inkling does not fit (smallest quant needs 408.4 GB); MiMo V2.5 Pro does not fit (smallest quant needs 283.5 GB).