Expired50% confidenceOpinionExact time
Xiaomi's aggressive promotional strategy (giving away large amounts of free tokens and one-cent subscriptions) is a subsidy strategy aimed at acquiring developer users and API call data.
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50%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
First Seen
This claim has expired. It is kept for the record and no longer describes the current state.
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
Hands-On Tutorial: Connecting Xiaomi MiMo V2.5 Pro to GitHub Copilot
bilibilistaylightblow6/9/2026
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