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Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) vs MiMo-7B-RL

Updated November 2026

Verdict

Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) scores higher on the Small LM Index: 47.2 vs 40.7, although their likely ranges overlap, so the lead is not certain. On the 3 benchmarks both labs report, Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) wins 3 and MiMo-7B-RL wins 0. Both need about 6.6 GB of memory at 4-bit quantization. Neither model has a hosted API on OpenRouter, so you would run both yourself.

Pick Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) if…

  • you want the strongest model overall
  • you need math and reasoning
  • you work with long documents

Pick MiMo-7B-RL if…

  • you want the more widely used model (more quantized builds and community support)

Specifications

Edge0 8B-A1B (preview)MiMo-7B-RL
Small LM Index47.2 (likely 42–52)40.7 (likely 36–45)
LabEdge0 · OtherXiaomi (MiMo) · China
Released2026-09-082025-04-30
Parameters7.9B (1.4B active, MoE)7.8B (dense)
Memory at 4-bit~5.7 GB~6.6 GB
Context window128K tokens32K tokens
Inputtexttext
ReasoningHybrid (thinking on/off)Always thinks
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
API price / 1M tokensSelf-host onlySelf-host only
Hugging Face downloads (30 days)2.5K31.9K

Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bold marks the winner where both labs report a score. ≈ marks the index model's estimate for a score that wasn't reported, ✓ an independent measurement and * a score measured by another lab.

BenchmarkEdge0 8B-A1B (preview)MiMo-7B-RL
MMLU-Pro Knowledge70.158.6
GPQA Diamond Knowledge70.754.4
AIME Math63.355.4
LiveCodeBench Coding≈ 5349.3
IFBench Instruction following53.9—

Scores are mostly reported by each lab with its own settings, so small gaps are noise. See the methodology. Open in the interactive comparison to add more models.

Questions

Which is better, Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) or MiMo-7B-RL?

Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) scores higher on the Small LM Index: 47.2 vs 40.7, although their likely ranges overlap, so the lead is not certain. On the 3 benchmarks both labs report, Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) wins 3 and MiMo-7B-RL wins 0.

Which is cheaper to run?

Neither model has a hosted API on OpenRouter, so you would run both yourself. Both need about 6.6 GB of memory at 4-bit quantization.

Which has the longer context window?

Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) has the longer context window: 128K tokens against 32K.

Can I use Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) and MiMo-7B-RL commercially?

Edge0 8B-A1B (preview) is released under Apache-2.0 and MiMo-7B-RL under MIT. Apache 2.0 and MIT allow commercial use; other licenses can add conditions, so read the license before shipping a product.

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