Moonshot AI has released Kimi 2.6, an open-weight model that is now available to Pro and Max subscribers of Perplexity. This new model is being presented as the current state-of-the-art among open-weight options. The announcement was shared via a retweet from Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas. AI
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IMPACT Increases the availability of high-performing open-weight models for researchers and developers.
RANK_REASON Release of a new open-weight model from a notable AI lab.