---
title: "MiMo Code Is the Open Source Answer to Claude Code"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/mimo-code-is-the-open-source-answer-to-claude-code-kjrjd7cch
source_url: https://devops.com/mimo-code-is-the-open-source-answer-to-claude-code
type: article
source: "DevOps.com"
published: 2026-06-16T02:53:46.347Z
updated: 2026-06-16T02:54:15.737Z
tags: ["ai-agents", "claude-code", "ai-assisted-development", "ollama"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 3
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# MiMo Code Is the Open Source Answer to Claude Code

**[DevOps.com](https://daily.dev/sources/devops)** · 4 min read · 3 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

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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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@nerdalytics** · 0 upvotes

> MiMo Code is a OpenCode fork.
>
> Tried it out yesterday when I got approved for beta testing MiMo 2.5 Pro Ultraspeed.
>
> I'm not sure yet if a fork or official plugin would be better for the community, but I appreciate having a choice.
>
>
> What I dislike about MiMo Code is that it doesn't include any AI instructions for customizing MiMo Code. Every agent rushes to write into **~/.claude/*** or tries to query **~/**opencode****. Even reminding the agent that it is neither Claude, Claude Code, not OpenCode seems to make it worse. MiMo was tasked to add a **/loop** command by researching the web how...

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