Xiaomi launches open-source MiMo-2.6 model series, praised as outperforming rivals
arpit_bhayani · x · 2026-09-22
Blogger arpitbhayani notes Xiaomi has launched the MiMo-2.6 series of open-source models, calling them "so much better than the others" and admitting Xiaomi wasn't even on his radar as a competitor. He also remarks on the cute naming conventions of Chinese models like MiMo, Kimi, and Qwen. The post contains no benchmarks or technical details.
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