A Phone Maker Now Has the World’s Top Open-Weight AI Model
Xiaomi (get the details) Unveils MiMo-V2.6-Pro: The World's Highest-Scoring Open-Weight AI Model
Xiaomi has made a significant leap in artificial intelligence with its MiMo-V2.6-Pro, which is now the highest-scoring open-weight model on Artificial Analysis' index. Trained in just under six days for approximately $2.62 million, this cutting-edge AI comes at a fraction of the cost compared to other models.
Key Features:
- Open-Weight Model: Xiaomi has released two open-weight models, MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Flash, under an MIT license, making them publicly accessible.
- Score and Cost: MiMo-V2.6-Pro achieves a remarkable 46 on the Intelligence Index, surpassing 114 other models in its class. It is also the cheapest model tracked by Artificial Analysis, costing just $0.13 per task.
- Sparse Mixture-of-Experts Model: With 1.02 trillion parameters, only 42 billion are active for any given token, keeping it efficient.
- Multimodal Capabilities: The model can process text, images, audio, and video while holding a million tokens of context.
Competitive Edge
Xiaomi's gains were achieved through a single large reinforcement learning run, live-streamed for transparency. MiMo-V2.6-Pro outperforms Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 Max and Moonshot’s Kimi K3.
Variants:
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro: The flagship model with impressive capabilities and a higher cost per token.
- MiMo-V2.6-Flash: A more affordable option, suitable for most companies, with similar performance to Pro.
- MiMo-V2.6-Pro-UltraSpeed: A faster version, but at a significantly higher cost per token.
Training and Security Measures
Xiaomi detailed its training process and security measures, including defense against reward hacking. They mixed diverse domains like coding, general agents, visual work, and cybersecurity to enhance overall performance.
In Conclusion:
While MiMo-V2.6-Pro garners the headlines, Xiaomi emphasizes that Flash is the practical option for most companies due to its lower cost and comparable performance.