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MiniMax Code 2.0 rebuilds desktop coding agent on Pi with phone Remote Control

September 13, 2026 at 15:46 EDT

Software Dev & Coding
AI Agents
Open Source

MiniMax has shipped MiniMax Code 2.0, a core rebuild of its desktop AI agent that the company says is built on the open-source Pi Agent harness, with Remote Control so a phone can follow a live desktop session, send instructions, and handle permission approvals away from the desk. The change is aimed at long-running coding and office work that previously stalled when sessions froze or lost tool-call context.

July–August 2026 · MiniMax

Code 2.0: Pi core, phone in the loop

MiniMax rebuilt MiniMax Code around the open-source Pi Agent harness and shipped Remote Control so a phone can watch a live desktop session, send instructions, and approve permissions.

Tail wait to first token

MiniMax reports p95/p99 first-token latency fell by more than 90% after the core rewrite (self-reported; not independently reproduced).

100

Prior tail wait
(index)

<10

After 2.0
(>90% cut)

Takeaway: the remaining tail wait is drawn at about one-tenth the prior column.

$20

Plus / ~1.7B M3 tokens/mo

$50

Max / ~5.1B M3 tokens/mo

$120

Ultra / ~9.8B M3 tokens/mo

Remote Control loop

1. Desktop
Keep MiniMax Code signed in and running

→

2. Bind phone
Open Remote Control and complete pairing

→

3. Steer
Watch output, send instructions, approve

What users welcome

Longer sessions that keep state; phone approvals without sitting at the desk; Agent Team plus Skills for repeatable work.

Open questions

Latency claims are vendor-reported; Remote Control needs a live desktop; no documented native Linux app; mobile lag still unproven.

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