Reddit debate: Xiaomi's Mimo 2.6 Pro tops open benchmarks as Chinese labs lead

power97992 · reddit · 2026-09-22

A Reddit thread argues Xiaomi's Mimo 2.6 Pro is currently the best open model on aggregate benchmarks, though the author's own testing showed some mistakes. Xiaomi, Z-AI and Kimi are called the top labs, with DeepSeek praised for efficient architecture innovation despite lagging and MiniMax expected to ship soon. The thread invites ratings of a dozen-plus labs including Qwen, StepFun, Meituan LongCat, the Gemma team and Meta.

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