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Exploring Next — Ep 334 w/ Justy & Cody — Open source Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 and V2.5-Pro are among the most efficient (and affordable) at agentic 'claw' tasks

Xiaomi's open-source MiMo-V2.5 and V2.5-Pro models claim top-tier efficiency for agentic 'claw' tasks—autonomous agents that handle email, content creation, and complex coding work. The Pro version uses 40-60% fewer tokens than GPT-5.4 or Claude Opus while costing a fraction as much. Cody questions whether token efficiency alone translates to real production wins, while Justy sees a genuine market opening for cost-conscious enterprises building agent workflows.

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