MiMo V2.6 Flash RL — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility
ChatFunctionsMiMo V2.6 Flash RL is a 309-billion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts language model from Xiaomi's MiMo team, with about 15 billion parameters active per token, keeping generation efficient relative to its total size even though the full weight set must still fit in memory. It is built for chat and agentic use with native function-calling support, and this "Flash" checkpoint is the efficiency-oriented sibling to Xiaomi's larger MiMo-V2.6-Pro. At this scale, local inference needs server-class hardware, so most users rely on a hosted endpoint. It supports a 1,048,576 token (1M) context window. It is released under the MIT license, allowing unrestricted commercial and research use. Published on September 21, 2026, its post-training relied on large-scale, fully asynchronous reinforcement learning (GRPO).
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL runs on a 192 GB+ Mac or a datacenter GPU
Best local pick → Mac Pro M2 Ultra (192 GB) · Q4_K_M · 186.5 GB · ~39 tok/s
Macs from 128 GB (IQ2_M · ~54 tok/s)
Score 131.9#5 of 106 open#1 of 82 that fit ≤192 GBMIT
Not set up for it?
Reference GPU · RTX 4090 24 GB
Estimates, ±20% · how we estimate
llmrun Composite Score →
131.9
- 90% range 128.4–135.4
- #5 of 106 open models
- #1 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB
Run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
One recommended way. Every other method, OS and quant is in the step-by-step guide.Each way opens a step-by-step guide for your OS and quant.
Recommended
ollama run hf.co/vultr/MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL-GGUFQ4_K_M runs on one B200 192 GB · 16K context
Download: MiMo-V2.6-Flash-RL-Q4_K_M.gguf185.40 GBvultr
Ways to runOther ways
each opens step-by-stepRun in cloud
Runs on B300 (288 GB) (101 GB headroom) · Q4_K_M
- Generation speed
- ~229 tok/s
- generation speed
- Cost per 1M output tokens
- $8.43
- per 1M output tokens
How Much VRAM Does MiMo V2.6 Flash RL Need?
Select a quantization level; the listed hardware adheres to it.
| Quantization | VRAM | +32K | Runs on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.1 GB | 94.6 GB | 2-bit · i-quant extra small — Importance-weighted 2-bit, extra small | Runs on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 96 GB | |
| 131.7 GB | 133.2 GB | 2-bit · K-quant — 2-bit quantization with K-quant improvements | Runs on H200 NVL 141 GB | |
| 151.0 GB | 152.6 GB | 3-bit medium — 3-bit medium quantization | Runs on B200 192 GB | |
| 154.9 GB | 156.4 GB | 4-bit · legacy — 4-bit legacy quantization | Runs on B200 192 GB | |
| 185.8 GB | 187.3 GB | 4-bit medium — 4-bit medium quantization — most popular sweet spot | Runs on B200 192 GB | |
| 220.6 GB | 222.1 GB | 5-bit medium — 5-bit medium quantization — good quality/size tradeoff | Runs on Instinct MI325X 256 GB | |
| 255.3 GB | 256.8 GB | 6-bit, very good — 6-bit quantization, very good quality | Runs on Instinct MI350X 288 GB | |
| 309.4 GB | 310.9 GB | 8-bit, near-lossless — 8-bit quantization, near-lossless | Runs on 5× H100 SXM 80 GB |
Selected Q4_K_M
4-bit medium quantization186.5GBat 16K context
- Weights
- 185.4 GB
- KV cache
- 0.8 GB
- Overhead
- 0.3 GB
Server-class: ~186.5 GB at 16K context · one B200 192 GB
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Which Hardware Can Run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
Q4_K_M · 185.8 GBMiMo V2.6 Flash RL (Q4_K_M) requires 185.8 GB of VRAM to load the model weights. For comfortable inference with headroom for KV cache and system overhead, 242+ GB is recommended. Using the full 1049K context window can add up to 51.4 GB, bringing total usage to 237.2 GB. No consumer GPU has enough memory. 4 devices with unified memory can run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL, including Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 512GB), Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 256GB).
128–144 GB
Q4_K_M · best fit IQ2_M (105.4 GB)
4 GPUs · 2 Mac classes · 2 device families
GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip~236Simulate output on GH200 Grace Hopper SuperchipH200 NVL~234Simulate output on H200 NVLH200 SXM~234Simulate output on H200 SXMM2 Ultra*128 GB~54Simulate output on Mac Pro M2 Ultra (128 GB)M5 Max128 GB~47Simulate output on Mac Studio M5 Max (128 GB)GB10~32Simulate output on NVIDIA DGX SparkJetson T5000 (Thor)~32Simulate output on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit192+ GB
fits · 5.5 GB free · up to 64K ctx
6 GPUs · 1 Mac class · 2 device families
B200~229Simulate output on B200B300~229Simulate output on B300Instinct MI350X~87Simulate output on Instinct MI350XM3 Ultra*256–512 GB~40Simulate output on Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 256GB)8x H100 SXM5~317Simulate output on NVIDIA DGX H1008x A100 SXM4~287Simulate output on NVIDIA DGX A100 640GB
By VRAM tier · typical GPUs and Macs at Q4_K_M
Consumer GPUs (up to 32 GB) and Macs up to 96 GB: too small for this model (needs ≥ 93.8 GB)8 GB tier →12 GB tier →16 GB tier →24 GB tier →Macs →
How good is MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
The llmrun Score merges 4 public benchmark boards into a single figure, where 100 represents the average for open models.
Score vs VRAM in the ≤192 GB tier
- MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
- Other models
- Best Score for its VRAM
#1 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB
Each dot is a model at the best quant that fits ≤192 GB. The line steps up to the best Score available at each amount of VRAM; a dot below it is beaten by a model that needs no more memory.
Full ≤192 GB ranking →Benchmarks
Here are all 6 boards that have results for this model, sorted by their weight in the llmrun Score; badges show who ran the test.
- LMArena Text
LMArena · Oct 2026Arena
Arena1447.6
#16/188 open
- LMArena WebDev
LMArena · Oct 2026Arena
Arena1637.2
#3/55 open
- SciCode
Epoch AI · Sep 2026Lab-reported
Lab-reported51.3%
#12/72 open
- ALE-Bench
Epoch AI · Sep 2026Lab-reported
Lab-reported1244.2
#8/48 open
- ProofBench
Epoch AI · Sep 2026Lab-reported
Lab-reported63.0%
#5/31 open
- CritPt
Epoch AI · Sep 2026Lab-reported
Lab-reported12.0%
#14/84 open
In the ≤192 GB class
82 models fit ≤192 GBSame Score, only models that fit ≤192 GB at their best quant: the ranking a ≤192 GB owner actually chooses from.
- #2
Step 5 PreviewStepFun
128.0
~151 tok/s · 191.4 GB
- #3
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek
127.6
~181 tok/s · 183.0 GB
- #4
GLM 5.3 FlashZ.ai
124.1
~228 tok/s · 185.1 GB
- #5
Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba
122.0
~299 tok/s · 17.9 GB
- #6
Inkling SmallThinking Machines
119.6
~399 tok/s · 162.7 GB
Alternatives to MiMo V2.6 Flash RL
MiMo family · 8 models →Official models with an llmrun Score, each answering one question; sizes are each model's default quant (usually Q4_K_M) with a 16K-token context.
Runner-up at this size
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
DeepSeek
- 4.3 lower Score
- 3.5 GB less VRAM
Score 127.6 · 183 GB
Other vendor
GLM 5.3 Flash
Z.ai
- 7.8 lower Score
- 18.7 GB more VRAM
Score 124.1 · 205.2 GB
Similar models
10| Model | Score | VRAM | tok/s | Why it is similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba | 122.0 | 17.9 GB | ~38 | similar score |
| Inkling SmallThinking Machines | 119.6 | 162.7 GB | —needs > 24 GB | similar score |
| Beam 1.0 501B A23Breflection | 119.5 | 304 GB | —needs > 24 GB | similar score |
| DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek | 115.3 | 175.1 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| GLM 4.7Z.ai | 109.1 | 217.9 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Alibaba | 108.4 | 142.9 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| GLM 4.6Z.ai | 103.1 | 216.9 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| GLM 4.5Z.ai | 100.9 | 217.9 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| ERNIE 5.5 Flash BaseBaidu | — | 573 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| IQuest Q1IQuestLab | — | 195.4 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
Fine-tunes & variants(1)
Specifications
- Publisher
- Xiaomi
- Family
- MiMo
- Parameters
- 309B
- Active parameters
- 15B per token
- Architecture
- MiMoV2ForCausalLM
- Context Length
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Vocabulary Size
- 152,576
- Release Date
- 2026-09-21
- License
- MIT
Frequently Asked Questions
How much VRAM does MiMo V2.6 Flash RL need?
MiMo V2.6 Flash RL requires 185.8 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M, or 618.4 GB at BF16. Full 1049K context adds up to 51.4 GB (237.2 GB total).
VRAM = Weights + KV Cache + Overhead
Weights = 309B × 4.8 bits ÷ 8 = 185.4 GB
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 0.4 GB (at 2K context + ~0.3 GB framework)
Fit ratings and hardware model lists check this model with room for a 16K-token context, which needs a little more memory.
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 51.8 GB (at full 1049K context)
VRAM usage by quantization
Can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
No — MiMo V2.6 Flash RL requires at least 93.1 GB at IQ2_XS, which exceeds the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB of VRAM.
What's the best quantization for MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
For MiMo V2.6 Flash RL, Q4_K_M (185.8 GB) offers the best balance of quality and VRAM usage. Q5_K_M (220.6 GB) provides better quality if you have the VRAM. The smallest option is IQ2_XS at 93.1 GB.
VRAM requirement by quantization
★ Recommended — best balance of quality and VRAM usage.
Can I run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL on a Mac?
Yes — Mac Pro M2 Ultra (128 GB) and 14 other Macs can run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL, the smallest at IQ2_M. Apple Silicon uses unified memory, so the model shares RAM with the system. At Q4_K_M you need at least 185.8 GB of usable unified memory (RAM minus macOS overhead), from Mac Pro M2 Ultra (192 GB).
Can I run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL locally?
Yes — MiMo V2.6 Flash RL can run locally on consumer hardware. Popular tools include Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.
How fast is MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
At Q4_K_M, MiMo V2.6 Flash RL can reach ~87 tok/s on AMD Instinct MI350X. Speed depends mainly on GPU memory bandwidth. Real-world results typically within ±20%.
tok/s = 1000 ÷ (active GB ÷ (bandwidth GB/s × efficiency) × 1000 + layers × routing ms)
Mixture-of-Experts: just the active experts get read for each token, along with a fixed routing cost per layer.
Example: NVIDIA B200 → 9.0 GB active ÷ (8000 × 0.65) = 1.73 ms, plus 48 layers × 0.055 ms = 2.64 ms, so 1000 ÷ 4.37 ms = ~229 tok/s
Estimated speed at Q4_K_M (185.8 GB)
Real-world results typically within ±20%. Speed depends on batch size, quantization kernel, and software stack.
What's the download size of MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
At Q4_K_M, the download is about 185.40 GB. The full-precision BF16 version is 618.00 GB. The smallest option (IQ2_XS) is 92.70 GB.
Which GPUs can run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
No single consumer GPU has enough VRAM to run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL at Q4_K_M (185.8 GB). Multi-GPU or professional hardware is required.
Which devices can run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL?
4 devices with unified memory can run MiMo V2.6 Flash RL at Q4_K_M (185.8 GB), including Mac Pro M2 Ultra (192 GB), Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 256GB), Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 512GB), Mac Studio M2 Ultra (192 GB). Apple Silicon Macs use unified memory shared between CPU and GPU, making them well-suited for local LLM inference.