AI Daily · Sep 22, 2026: Xiaomi open-sources MiMo-V2.6 Pro/Flash, tops open-weight leaderboards
Xiaomi releases MiMo-V2.6 Pro/Flash open-weight models, with Pro scoring 46 on the AI Intelligence Index (top open-weight) and leading several arenas. Grok 4.7 debuts across platforms with limited-time discounts, and Tencent Hy Image3.5 preview is free for two weeks.
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Xiaomi Launches MiMo-V2.6 Pro and Flash Open Weights Models
Xiaomi released MiMo-V2.6 Pro and Flash, with Pro scoring 46 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (top open weights model) and performing on par with Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on most agent benchmarks. Both models and distill variants are open-sourced, with API pricing unchanged.
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MiMo-V2.6-Pro Tops Open-Weight Rankings on Code and Design Arenas
MiMo-V2.6-Pro scored 1628 pts on Code Arena WebDev, ranking ~#10 overall and ~#3 among MIT-licensed open models, +153 pts over V2.5-Pro. On Design Arena it reached #8 overall (#3 open-weight) with Elo 1338, +54 pts.
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Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6 Pro ranks 8th on Design Arena, available in ClinePass and Command Code
MiMo-V2.6-Pro achieved an Elo of 1338, ranking 8th overall and 3rd among open-weight models on Design Arena, up 54 points and 22 positions from V2.5-Pro. It is now available in ClinePass and Command Code, with Flash version offering 6.7x usage on the $10 plan.
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MiMo V2.6 Pro and Flash Launch on Command Code with Expanded Usage
MiMo V2.6 Pro and Flash are now available on all Command Code plans. The $10 GOAT plan includes $67 of Flash usage (6.7x), and GMI Cloud also announced the models.
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Grok 4.7 Now Live in Cline with 40% Discount
Grok 4.7 is available in Cline, with a 40% discount until 9/27. It scores close to GPT 5.6 Sol and Fable 5.1 on DeepSWE, offers high TPS speed, and is about 8x cheaper.
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Grok 4.7 available in Command Code with 40% off and $35 credits for 7 days
Grok 4.7 is now live in Command Code, with a 40% discount for the next 7 days and $35 credits (3.5x usage) in GOAT. Available on GOAT, Pro, Max, and via API.
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Tencent Hy Image3.5 preview launches, free until Oct 7 and $0.024 per 2K image
Tencent's Hy Image3.5 preview is live, offering text-to-image and image-to-image up to 2K, with a 30% win rate improvement in human eval vs Hy Image3.0. It is free for two weeks (until Oct 7) on OnSoloAI and Miora, and priced at $0.024 per image on Tencent Cloud API, charging only for generated images.
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Ollama fixes incorrect billing rate for deepseek-v4.1-flash, resets usage
Ollama acknowledged an incorrect billing rate for deepseek-v4.1-flash over the past few hours, causing higher usage consumption, and reset usage for affected users (monthly or weekly+session on previous plans).
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Command Code Detects Fraud Ring on $1 Go Plan
Command Code uncovered a fraud ring creating ~40K fake accounts on its $1 Go plan, attempting to push ~$450K of inference through proxies. Accounts were banned and reported.
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Grok 4.7 Now Live in Cline with 40% Discount
Grok 4.7 is available in Cline, with a 40% discount until 9/27. It scores close to GPT 5.6 Sol and Fable 5.1 on DeepSWE, offers high TPS speed, and is about 8x cheaper.