Eseandre Mordi
⬤ Xiaomi MiMo launched account recharging on its API Open Platform on January 20, 2026—but you won't be charged anything yet. The company's letting users load up their balances ahead of time while API calls stay completely free. It's basically a "get ready now, pay later" setup that gives developers breathing room to prep before billing officially kicks in.
⬤ The pricing structure's out in the open now. Input runs $0.10 per million tokens, cached input drops to just $0.01 per million tokens, and output costs $0.30 per million tokens. These aren't estimates—they're the actual rates that'll apply once Xiaomi flips the billing switch. Developers can plan their budgets knowing exactly what they'll face.
⬤ Free credits are up for grabs right now. Log into your account, hit the Balance section, and claim them. Here's the catch: your balance won't decrease no matter how much you use the API because billing isn't active. Xiaomi hasn't announced when that changes, just that they'll share details "later." Until then, it's open season on free usage.
⬤ This move shows Xiaomi's getting serious about commercializing MiMo. Rolling out token pricing and recharge options months before billing goes live gives developers time to integrate, test costs, and decide if the platform fits their plans. With free credits sweetening the deal and transparent pricing removing guesswork, Xiaomi's positioning MiMo as a credible player in the AI API space—assuming developers bite before competitors offer better terms.
Eseandre Mordi
