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Xiaomi's Stealth AI Crushes Claude – Phone Giant Goes Rogue

Forget the hype machines. Xiaomi – yeah, the budget phone slinger – just unleashed an AI that smokes Claude on real coding tests. And it's stupid cheap.

Xiaomi logo overlaid on AI benchmark graph beating Claude Sonnet

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Xiaomi's AI beats Claude Sonnet 4.6 on SWE-bench at $1 per million tokens.
  • Phone giant's secret project highlights China's stealth AI push.
  • Cheaper coding tools could disrupt dev workflows and enterprise budgets.

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Marcus Rivera
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Marcus Rivera

Tech journalist covering AI business and enterprise adoption. 10 years in B2B media.

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Originally reported by Towards AI

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