Getting a MiMo API Key

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mimo-tui doesn’t bundle any API key — every user uses their own. This is standard practice (Claude Code requires your own ANTHROPIC_API_KEY too).

Sign up

Open platform.xiaomimimo.com and create an account.
Claim free tier (optional)

Xiaomi runs a “Creator Incentive Program” that grants new accounts 1.6 billion free tokens. Enough to run mimo-tui heavily for about half a month.
Create the key

After login → Console → API Keys → Create

A tp- prefixed token is generated. Copy it.

Paste into mimo-tui

mimo  # the first-run wizard will prompt you

Or just export it:

export MIMO_API_KEY=tp-xxxxx

Plan tiers

MiMo Token Plan has several tiers (subject to change — check the official page):

Tier	Price	Tokens
Creator Incentive	Free	1.6 billion
Pro	Monthly	TBD
Max	~¥583 / month	TBD

mimo-v2.5-pro uses roughly 40–60% fewer tokens than Claude Opus on equivalent tasks, so the plan stretches further.

Validate the key without mimo-tui

Want to test outside the CLI?

curl https://token-plan-sgp.xiaomimimo.com/anthropic/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: tp-xxxxx" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "mimo-v2.5-pro",
    "max_tokens": 50,
    "messages": [{"role":"user","content":"hi"}]
  }'

JSON response means valid. 401 means regenerate.

Security tips

The key is your money — never commit it to git
Don’t paste it into chat groups, forums, or GitHub issues
If you suspect a leak, revoke and regenerate in the console immediately
mimo-tui stores it in ~/.mimo/auth.json with mode 0600 (owner-only)

Compared to a Claude API key

Aspect	Claude (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY)	MiMo (MIMO_API_KEY)
Prefix	`sk-ant-`	`tp-`
Domain	`api.anthropic.com`	`token-plan-*.xiaomimimo.com`
Protocol	Anthropic Messages API	Anthropic Messages API ✓
Console	console.anthropic.com	platform.xiaomimimo.com

Protocols are identical — mimo-tui uses the same standard Anthropic SDK shape, just a different base URL.

Getting a MiMo API Key

Plan tiers

Validate the key without mimo-tui

Security tips

Compared to a Claude API key

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