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Xiaomi open-sources MiMo-V2.6 models after intensive reinforcement learning runs

Xiaomi open-sourced its multimodal MiMo-V2.6-Pro and Flash models on September 22, spending $2.62 million and $850,000 on 30-step reinforcement learning runs across 750,000 trajectories each.

Why it mattersXiaomi claims Pro leads open-source models with a 46 on the Artificial Analysis index over Kimi K3, but we still need public blind Arena votes to verify it.

Which Chinese AI company will rank highest by the end of September? Xiaomi leadsVery likely92%▲ from 1% a week ago

How we got here

  1. Xiaomi’s team studied how far reinforcement learning could scale and placed MiMo-V2.6 into a training run. Yahoo
  2. Coverage highlighted Pro’s Artificial Analysis score and detailed the series’ reinforcement-learning training. Winbuzzer
  3. Xiaomi announced that its invitation-only beta program would end in one week. Mi

What's likely next

  1. Xiaomi said its invitation-only beta program would end one week after its September 22 announcement—around September 29.

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