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MiMo V2.6 models now available on AI Gateway

Xiaomi's MiMo V2.6 trio (Pro, Flash, Pro UltraSpeed) now available via Vercel's AI Gateway — multimodal models with 1M context and native agent support.

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Why it matters

Practitioners building agents and multimodal apps gain three model options optimized for different workload profiles (reasoning vs. efficiency vs. speed) through a unified API platform. Expands the frontier-lab model menu beyond OpenAI/Anthropic/Google.

The key facts

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  1. Three variants: MiMo V2.6 Pro (1.02T params, 42B active), Flash (309B params, 15B active), Pro UltraSpeed (20x output speed of Pro)

  2. 1M token context window; up to 128K output tokens

  3. Native multimodal: text, image, audio, video understanding

  4. Structured outputs and tool-use capabilities for agentic workflows

  5. Available via Vercel AI Gateway with unified API, usage tracking, routing, failover, budgets

  6. Integration: Vercel CLI for coding agents; model playground available

  7. MiMo V2.6 Pro: 1.02T total parameters, 42B activated per token, sparse MoE architecture

  8. MiMo V2.6 Flash: 309B total parameters, 15B activated per token, efficiency-optimized

  9. MiMo V2.6 Pro UltraSpeed: 20x faster output than Pro, same capabilities

  10. 1M token context window, up to 128K output tokens

  11. Native multimodal support: text, image, audio, video

  12. Available via Vercel AI Gateway with unified API, cost tracking, routing, failover

  13. Structured outputs and agent-native capabilities included

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Publisher excerpt: , , and from are now available on .MiMo V2.6 ProMiMo V2.6 FlashMiMo V2.6 Pro UltraSpeedXiaomiAI Gateway MiMo V2.6 combines coding, reasoning, and tool use with native text, image, audio, and video understanding. Its 1M token context supports long repositories, tool traces, and multi-session agent…
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