Xiaomi MiMo-V2.6-Flash beats Claude Opus 4.7 at lower cost

An analysis of 105 models on Code Arena between December 2025 and October 2026 reveals a significant acceleration in the AI coding model release pace and efficiency. By October, Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.6-Flash surpassed April's top model, Claude Opus 4.7, at less than one-twentieth of the price, while new models showed substantial win rates against older counterparts at equivalent price points. Open article →