Xiaomi has open-sourced MiMo Code under an MIT license, positioning it as a free alternative to Anthropic's Claude Code. Unlike Claude Code, MiMo Code is LLM-agnostic and can run fully locally via Ollama. Its key differentiator is handling long-horizon agentic tasks: instead of summarizing context, it uses a sub-agent to store key information in SQLite or markdown files, plus background 'Dream' and 'Distill' processes for deduplication and command reuse. Orchestration logic is expressed as JavaScript in an isolated sandbox for deterministic execution. Since its v0.1 release, it has gained 9,000 GitHub stars and 783 forks. Benchmarks show MiMo Code outperforms Claude Code on SWE-bench Verified, SWE-bench Pro, and Terminal Bench, though independent reviewers suggest Claude Code remains preferable for production work due to its safety guardrails.
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