Google Ngrams shows both forms are used but "mice" is much more common. https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=computer+mice%2Ccomputer+mouses&year_start=1970&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3# Answer from PrettyDecentSort on reddit.com
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What Is the Plural of Mouse? | Definition & Examples
October 10, 2024 - Many grammar sticklers still say that “mice” is the only correct plural of computer mouse, but in many contexts—such as in the tech world and informal conversation—mouses is generally accepted.
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Vocabulary.com
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Mouse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
In computer terms, a mouse is a corded or wireless device that moves your computer's cursor while you move the mouse. In most cases, the plural of mouse is "mice," but more than one computer mouse can also be called "mouses."
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Is it “mices” or “mice”?
October 10, 2024 - “Mice” is the correct plural form of “mouse” in any context. “Mices” is incorrect no matter what context it’s in.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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MOUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
[ C usually singular ] a shy, quiet, nervous person: Are you a man or a mouse? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases · Shy and modest · aw shucks · backward · bashful · bashfully · bashfulness · humility · inadequacy · inadequate ...
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r/grammar on Reddit: Is the plural of "mouse" still "mice" when referring to the computer peripheral?
August 5, 2020 - The plural of this word, in reference to small rodents, is (of course) mice. In reference to computer gadgets, usage has changed rapidly. Many usagists in the late 1990s recommended mouses over mice (on the analogy of louse, which forms louses in reference to cads but lice in reference to insects).
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Is “mouses” or “mices” correct?
October 10, 2024 - Mouses is only correct as a plural of mouse in the context of computer accessories. Mouses is incorrect in the context of hairy rodents regardless of the
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If the plural of “mouse” is “mice,” then why isn’t the singular form of “rice” “rouse”? - Quora
Answer (1 of 7): Besides the trivial answer, Because it doesn’t have to be: Rice is an uncountable noun derived from the Old French ris. Rice does not have a singular form. Mouse is a countable noun derived from the Old English mus. The plural form of mus in Old English was mys, due to a proces...
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It appears that mice vs mouses in the computer sense is still an open issue as the Grammarist suggests in the following extract. Apparently mice is more common than mouses but both forms are used:

For the small device used to guide the cursor on a computer display, many dictionaries endorse both mice and mouses as the plural form, and few usage and style guides offer a definitive preference (exception: AP says “mice”).

We assumed mouses was standard for the computer device, but we were wrong. Searches of current news articles reveal 31 instances of “computer mice” to only seven of “computer mouses.” And on the whole web, Google finds nearly 10 million results for “computer mice” to only around 200,000 for “computer mouses.”

These ratios might be skewed by a greater tendency to use “computer” with “mice” to avoid confusion with the rodent. But this may be partially offset by instances of mouses as a simple-present verb (e.g., she mouses over the image). In any case, we can safely say that mices prevails by a large margin.

Please see also here: computer mice vs computer mouses.

The more common usage of mice vs mouses is confirmed also by ODO:

Usage:

  • Is the plural of mouse in the computing sense mice or mouses? People often feel that this sense needs its own distinctive plural, but in fact the ordinary plural mice is commoner, and the first recorded use of the term in the plural (1984) is mice

Note that the AHD lists both versions:

mouse:

  • pl. mice or mous·es (mous′iz) Computers A handheld, button-activated input device that when rolled along a flat surface directs an indicator to move correspondingly about a computer screen, allowing the operator to move the indicator freely, as to select operations or manipulate text or graphics.

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  • the Garner’s Dictionary of Modern American Usage, prefers “mouses.” His reasoning is pretty sound: for the plural of “louse,” we use “lice” for more than one insect, but “louses” for more than one cad.
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Software companies use the phrase "mouse devices" so as to avoid any confusion in plural form. But most of the Mouse Manufacturers refer them as "mice", although it is probably a case of personal preference until there is an official ruling on it.

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Is mice a singular or a plural noun? - Answers
February 15, 2016 - The word mice ending with an s must have the apostrophe before the ending s(mice's).The word mice's is the possessive form of the plural noun.The singular noun is mouse.The singular possessive noun is mouse's.EXAMPLESPlural: Jack has two pet mice.
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Hint: Plural forms of nouns are generally formed by simply adding an ‘s’ at the end of the word. When the word already ends with an ‘s’, then we add ‘es’ at its end. ‘es’ is also added when a word ends with sh, ch, x, etc. Other than that, there are irregular plurals, for e.g. man – men, louse – lice, radius – radii, etc. Complete answer: To form the possessive case of a singular noun we add an apostrophe and an ‘s’. This shows ownership or relationship. For e.g. I found the hat of the mechanic. To make this sentence more concise we can remove the prepositional phrase and take the singular noun ‘mechanic’ and place it before the ‘hat’ to show ownership. Now we add the apostrophe and the ‘s’ to the mechanic. Hence, the new sentence is, I found the mechanic’s hat. Now let us do the same for a plural noun. First of all, we need to know that the plural form of the word ‘mouse’ is ‘mice. Now let us form a sentence. The habitat of the mice is a burrow. From this sentence also, we shall remove the prepositional phrase and place the plural noun ‘mice’ before the ‘habitat’. Then we add the apostrophe and the ‘s’ at its end. Now the sentence is, the mice’s habitat is a burrow.Therefore, the plural possessive form of ‘mouse’ is ‘mice’s’.Note: When a singular noun already ends with an ‘s’, we add only an apostrophe at its end and not an additional ‘s’. For e.g. The Texas’ football team is great. When a plural noun already ends with an ‘s’, we again add only an apostrophe and not an additional ‘s’. For e.g. The tigers’ habitats were destroyed.
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r/EnglishLearning on Reddit: Is this real? Do you, native speakers, say mouses or mice?
April 9, 2023 - No, you can say “mouses” when talking about the computer device, but it’s still more commonly “mice” amongst the tech savvy. I have been building computers and being a tech hobbyist for a very long time, so I can assure you that whether you’re talking with pc builder friends, watching a ... https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/feature/If-youve-got-more-than-one-of-them-are-they-computer-mice-or-mouses
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Grammar Palette
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Mouses vs Mice: What's the Correct Plural of Mouse?
April 30, 2024 - Computer Device: For the helpful tool that controls your cursor, mice is the preferred plural form. This aligns with the animal plural and is becoming increasingly common. “Mouses” is not necessarily wrong, but it’s less common. Must Read: What’s the Plural of Software?
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Medium
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Computer Mouses or Computer Mice? | by Antoine Decressac (#LinguisticallyYours) | Medium
December 11, 2024 - In some cases, yes – "mice" feels natural because the analogy is strong. But for many people, especially those working in technology, "mouses" is clearer. This reflects another linguistic principle: analogy works both ways.