What MiMo is
MiMo is Xiaomi’s AI model family, covering reasoning, coding, agentic execution, multimodal understanding, and speech synthesis and recognition, with the official site at mimo.mi.com. The official news page shows the MiMo-V2.5 series entered public beta in 2026, listing mimo-v2.5, mimo-v2.5-pro, the MiMo-V2.5-TTS series, and MiMo-V2.5-ASR, with million-token context in the V2.5 generation and an announced open-source plan. Model names, members, and status should be checked on the official model page and the official news page.
Usage and boundaries
MiMo offers OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs billed through Token Plan subscriptions and usage; the official site also lists products such as MiMo Desktop, MiMo Code, MiMo Claw, and MiMo Studio, plus integration guides for third-party tools including Claude Code. Developers should use the API address and model names published on the official site rather than guessing capabilities or prices from names.
One disambiguation matters: outside telecom’s MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output antenna technique) and other unrelated namesakes, this entry refers to Xiaomi’s model family. Prices, quotas, and open-source scope change across versions, so such time-sensitive states belong to the official pages.
Discussion in the show
In Weekly #001’s chapter “当所有模型都差不多，用户该如何选择” (when all models look alike, how should users choose), Guizang calls MiMo 2.5 the hidden underdog that has always stayed inside the “kill line” — meaning it kept its price-performance at the low end while the line kept moving. Orange added that it was several times cheaper than DeepSeek Flash and mentioned it was offered for free in their own product. The same chapter discusses free trials as a model-selection strategy. These are participant observations at the time, not a capability evaluation. See the episode 001 chapter.
Frequently asked questions
What is MiMo, and is it Xiaomi’s?
Yes. MiMo is Xiaomi’s AI model family for reasoning, coding, agentic, and multimodal tasks; the official site mimo.mi.com carries Xiaomi’s copyright, and its community accounts live under XiaomiMiMo on GitHub and Hugging Face. Do not confuse it with telecom’s MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) or other unrelated namesakes.
Where is the MiMo official website?
The official site is mimo.mi.com, with model pages, API documentation, news, and product entry points; avoid unofficial mirrors for models or downloads.
Does MiMo have an API, and how is it billed?
Yes. The official API is compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic interfaces, billed through Token Plan subscriptions combined with usage, with rules such as nightly discounts documented officially. Current models and rates are on the official site and the news page.
Is MiMo open source?
The official news page announces an open-source plan for MiMo-V2.5 and MiMo-V2.5-Pro. The scope, license, and timing of releases belong to the official news page and the XiaomiMiMo organization on GitHub.