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Qwen3.8-Flash-Next vs MiMo-V2.6-Flash

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Open-Weight Models · verified 29 Sept 2026

Qwen3.8-Flash-NextAlibabacurrent
XMiMo-V2.6-FlashXiaomicurrent
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SpecificationQwen3.8-Flash-NextMiMo-V2.6-Flash
SummaryThe most downloaded thing on Hugging Face right now, and a stated Qwen4 preview.The small one, and still multimodal.
Context262K native, ~1M extended1M
Input ($/Mtok)$0.15Weights only
Output ($/Mtok)$0.47Weights only
LicenceOpen weightsMIT
Max output32KNot published
Parameters125B total, 6B active309B total, 15B active
Released26 Aug 202621 Sep 2026
Model IDQwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-NextXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-V2.6-Flash
CategoryOpen-Weight ModelsOpen-Weight Models
Official—Xiaomi ↗

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Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

  • 125B total parameters with only 6B active per token
  • Alibaba describes it as a preview of the Qwen4 architecture
  • Top of the Hugging Face trending list, with a GGUF build close behind it

Best for open weights at speed.

Full spec sheet →

MiMo-V2.6-Flash

  • 309B total parameters, 15B active per token
  • Same 1M context and five layer speculative decoder as Pro
  • MIT licence, weights on Hugging Face

Best for multimodal work on your own cluster.

Full spec sheet →