IBM Bob vs. MiMo Code

Feature	IBM Bob	MiMo Code

Tagline	Your AI SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) partner from IBM	Xiaomi's terminal coding agent, forked from OpenCode and tuned for MiMo models
Website	https://bob.ibm.com	https://mimo.xiaomi.com/mimocode
Language	javascript	typescript
Release Date	September 2, 2025	June 10, 2026
Last Updated	September 4, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	deep
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	Yes
IDE Integration	Bob IDE	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Model-dependent	1M tokens
Supported Models	Multi-provider (IBM-managed)	MiMo-V2.5, MiMo-V2.5-Pro, MiMo-V2.5-Pro-UltraSpeed; BYOK: ChatGPT/Codex, Claude, Grok, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT Claude Code
Pricing Model	Freemium	Freemium, Usage Based, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / $20-200/mo	Free tier / Xiaomi Token Plan CNY 39-659/mo / usage-based API
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	https://github.com/IBM/ibm-bob	https://github.com/XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code
Development State	active	active