Xiaomi AI Lab

Xiaomi AI Lab is the artificial intelligence research division of Xiaomi Corporation, the Chinese consumer-electronics, smartphone, and electric-vehicle company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi was founded in April 2010 by Lei Jun and co-founders, and operates global smartphone, smart-home, and electric-vehicle product lines with significant international consumer market share. Xiaomi AI Lab develops the MiLM (米兰) foundation-model line, AI integration across Xiaomi smartphones (including HyperOS smart-features), smart-home AI capability, and autonomous-driving AI for the Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle (launched March 2024). As of April 2026, Xiaomi AI Lab is one of the principal Chinese consumer-electronics AI research divisions, with deep commercial integration into Xiaomi's global product line.

At a glance

• Founded: Xiaomi Corporation founded April 2010; Xiaomi AI Lab established 2016.
• Status: Research division of Xiaomi Corporation, a publicly traded company (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 1810).
• Funding: Operates within Xiaomi Corporation's research-and-development budget. Xiaomi reported approximately ¥24 billion (approximately $3.4 billion) in research-and-development spending in fiscal 2024.
• Senior leadership: Lei Jun, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Xiaomi Corporation. AI Lab leadership operates within the broader Xiaomi research organization.
• Other notable leadership: Wang Xiang, Senior Vice President of Xiaomi Corporation. Senior research and engineering leadership across the MiLM and Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving programs.
• Open weights: Yes, partial. Selected MiLM variants released open-weights through Hugging Face and GitHub.
• Flagship outputs: MiLM foundation-model line; HyperOS smart-features integration into Xiaomi smartphones; Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving AI; smart-home AI capability.

Origins

Xiaomi AI Lab was established in 2016 within Xiaomi Corporation, with focus on AI integration into Xiaomi's consumer-electronics product line. The 2016 to 2024 period saw AI capability development across smartphones, smart-home products, and other application domains.

The 2023 to 2026 period saw Xiaomi AI Lab transition into foundation-model research with the MiLM line. The March 2024 launch of the Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle anchored subsequent autonomous-driving AI development.

The 2024 to 2026 period has continued MiLM iteration alongside Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving AI expansion.

Mission and strategy

Xiaomi AI Lab's mission is to advance AI capability across Xiaomi's consumer-electronics, smartphone, and electric-vehicle product line. The strategy combines four threads. First, MiLM foundation-model research. Second, HyperOS smart-features integration into Xiaomi smartphones. Third, Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving AI. Fourth, smart-home AI capability across Xiaomi's smart-home product line.

Distribution channels include direct integration into Xiaomi's product line, open-weights distribution through Hugging Face, and commercial relationships across Xiaomi's global consumer customer base.

Models and products

• MiLM foundation-model line. Selected variants released open-weights through Hugging Face.
• HyperOS smart-features. AI integration into Xiaomi smartphones.
• Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving AI. Autonomous-driving capability for the Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle (launched March 2024).
• Smart-home AI capability. AI integration across Xiaomi's smart-home product line.

Distribution channels include direct integration into Xiaomi's product line, open-weights distribution, and commercial relationships.

Benchmarks and standing

Xiaomi AI Lab's evaluation framework combines academic-research output (publication count, citation impact) with commercial-product integration metrics. The MiLM foundation-model line has been characterized in Chinese-language NLP industry coverage as one of the principal Chinese consumer-electronics AI division foundation-model lines.

Leadership

As of April 2026, Xiaomi AI Lab's senior leadership includes:

• Lei Jun, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Xiaomi Corporation.
• Wang Xiang, Senior Vice President of Xiaomi Corporation.
• Senior research and engineering leadership across the MiLM and Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving programs.

Funding and backers

Xiaomi AI Lab operates within Xiaomi Corporation's research-and-development budget. Xiaomi reported approximately ¥24 billion in research-and-development spending in fiscal 2024.

Industry position

Xiaomi AI Lab occupies a distinctive position as one of the principal Chinese consumer-electronics AI research divisions, with the MiLM foundation-model line, HyperOS smart-features integration, Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving AI, and smart-home AI capability.

Competitive landscape

• Huawei Noah's Ark Lab. Direct Chinese consumer-electronics AI peer with similar product-integration positioning.
• Baidu, Tencent Hunyuan, Alibaba Qwen / DAMO, ByteDance Seed. Chinese industrial AI peers.
• Apple Intelligence, Samsung Research / SAIT Galaxy AI. Non-Chinese consumer-AI peers.
• Tesla AI, Mobileye, Waymo. Autonomous-driving peers.
• BAAI, Shanghai AI Laboratory. Chinese government-backed AI research peers.

Outlook

• Continued cadence of MiLM foundation-model iteration through 2026 to 2027.
• Continued HyperOS smart-features integration.
• Xiaomi SU7 autonomous-driving AI expansion.
• Smart-home AI capability expansion.

Sources

• Xiaomi official site. Parent company reference.
• MiLM on GitHub. MiLM foundation-model line.
• Lei Jun Wikipedia. Founder reference.
• Xiaomi Corporation Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing. Public-market financial reporting.
• Xiaomi SU7. Electric vehicle reference.