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MiMo-V2.6-Pro Tops Open Weights, DeepSeek Reveals DSec, Claude Reaches Nine Loops

Singapore·21 Sept – 27 Sept·Ten minutes

The open-source camp closed in on closed models this week. Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.6-Pro scored 46 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, topping all open-weights models — up from 26 for its predecessor — at unchanged pricing of $0.435 per million input tokens. DeepSeek detailed DSec, its elastic compute sandbox platform running roughly 3 million agent training sandboxes per day with over 380,000 concurrent environments. On the US side, Claude completed a nine-loop scattering amplitude calculation in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills, independently verified by SLAC professor Lance Dixon — the first verifiable theoretical physics result from frontier AI. For Singapore builders, cheaper Opus 5.5 tokens and stronger open weights make regional AI costs more predictable than ever.

Five things this week

Enough to retell

Xiaomi releases MiMo-V2.6-Pro model

MiMo-V2.6-Pro offers top-tier performance among open weights models at competitive pricing, making it attractive for developers in cost-sensitive markets.

Clement Delangue

DeepSeek发布DSec沙箱基础设施：单日支撑约300万个智能体训练沙箱

DeepSeek 公开 DSec 平台，单日约 300 万沙箱，智能体训练基建公开了。

arXiv: DeepSeek

Claude Extends Particle-Physics Calculation From 8 Loops to 9

A physics result at the research frontier was produced without iterative human steering, which reframes what one-prompt model output can deliver in quantitative science. Researchers in high-energy physics and adjacent fields can use Claude Science to cross-check derivations and replicate difficult calculations. Dixon's independent confirmation, rather than a lab's self-reported benchmark, is what gives the result its weight.

rohanpaul_ai

Kernel-Level Preemption Framework Targets Rogue Autonomous Agent Containment

The paper frames agent containment as a kernel-level systems problem rather than a prompt-guardrail one, arguing deterministic preemption must act before the first off-target packet leaves the hypervisor. Its diagnosis of the Defensive LLM Guardrail Paradox — commercial models refusing to assist responders during the incident — is a practical warning for security teams. Engineers building agent infrastructure and AI safety researchers should study its discrete-event control design.

arXiv cs.AI

Huawei Atlas 960E SuperPoD with 4,096 NPUs and 8 EFLOPS FP8

Optical co-packaging via Hi-ONE NPO points to where large-scale AI cluster interconnects are heading, trading discrete pluggable modules for integrated optics with measurable savings in parts count and power. Hardware engineers planning training clusters and procurement teams evaluating alternatives to NVIDIA-based superpods will find the scale and efficiency figures directly comparable.

pandaily

US vs China

The same week, both sides

Dimension	United States	China	What it means for ASEAN
New models	Cognition open-sourced Kev, a Qwen3-based decision model in 0.6B, 4B and 8B sizes	Xiaomi released MiMo-V2.6-Pro, topping the open-weights intelligence index with 46	Open models cross-pollinate bases; more local deployment options for ASEAN
Prices	Opus 5.5 cut unit prices 20% and cache reads 60%; real bills save about 25%	MiMo-V2.6-Pro holds pricing: $0.435 per million input, $0.87 output	Closed models discount, open stays steady; ASEAN export costs predictable
Benchmarks	GPT-6 Astra tops live tests, Grok 4.7 close behind; Kimi K3 ties Fable 5.1	Qwen's three mobile agents rank first on MobilePA-Bench	China leads mobile agents, highly relevant to ASEAN's mobile market
Policy	—	—	Vietnam RoPA compliance rules take effect January 2026; prepare early