Xiaomi open-sources MiMo Code terminal AI coding assistant, beats Claude Code on SWE-Bench Pro

小米发布并开源终端AI编程助手MiMo Code V0.1.0，采用MIT协议

Xiaomi open-sourced MiMo Code V0.1.0 under MIT license. The built-in MiMo-V2.5 multimodal model is free for a limited time and claims performance on par with Claude Sonnet 4.6; it also supports DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM. Two standout features: a persistent memory system (project memory, session checkpoints, task progress) to avoid forgetting in long sessions, and a Compose mode for model-agent collaboration that hits 62% on SWE-Bench Pro (Claude Code scored 57%) and 73% on Terminal Bench 2. The post doesn't disclose how long the free period lasts or MiMo-V2.5's parameter count. Type `mimo` in the terminal to start; the UI is fully localized in Chinese.

Why it matters: Xiaomi open-sourcing a terminal coding assistant with MIT license and a free model is a concrete draw for developers. The MiMo-V2.5 claims parity with Claude Sonnet 4.6 but omits parameter count and free-tier cutoff; the persistent memory sub-agent design is more substantive t...