Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.6 Likely the Largest Single RL Run by an Open-Source Team, Now Top Open Model
timshi_ai · x · 2026-09-22
Luo Fuli detailed MiMo-V2.6: by compute, likely the largest single RL run any open-source model team has undertaken, with a dozens-strong team focused solely on scaling up RL. The model's potential was built via mid-training and unlocked through heavy RL, and it now ranks as the number one open-source model.
- Commenters note the 31-year-old lead runs Xiaomi's most important initiative, calling it proof of meritocratic culture in Chinese tech.
- A Peking University profile adds she came from an ordinary small-city upbringing, rejects the "genius" label, and asked to be left alone to "work on difficult and right things in peace."
Related event: Xiaomi Open-Sources MiMo-V2.6, Topping the Open-Weight Intelligence Index(23 posts)→
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