Chinese LLMs Dominate Global API Calls: How Xiaomi Took the Top Spot

Last week, Xu Jieyun, Special Assistant to the Chairman of Xiaomi Group, dropped a set of data on Weibo: The top five AI large models by global call volume are all from China. Among them, Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.5 topped the list with a weekly call volume of 10.5 trillion tokens, showing significant month-over-month growth. My first reaction was to check the calendar—just to make sure it wasn't April Fools' Day. As a cross-border e-commerce operator who deals with AI every day, this signal excites me more than any parameter leaderboard.