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China's Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, challenging US AI dominance · 10 sources tracked

Moonshot AI has released its new Kimi K3 model, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight large language model that rivals top US AI models like OpenAI's GPT-5.6 and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5. The model demonstrates significant advancements in complex reasoning, coding, and long-context processing, positioning China as a direct competitor to US AI dominance. Kimi K3's competitive pricing and architectural innovations are forcing a reassessment of US AI companies' premium pricing strategies and valuations, while also highlighting the growing capabilities of Chinese AI development. AI

IMPACT Challenges US AI dominance and pricing, potentially accelerating adoption of efficient Chinese models globally.

RANK_REASON Moonshot AI is a frontier lab, and Kimi K3 is a new model release with significant parameter count and performance claims.

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · Kimi Team, Tongtong Bai, Yifan Bai, Yiping Bao, M. C., Jianfeng Cai, Xinyuan Cai, Peizhou Cao, Yuxuan Cao, Ziwei Chai, Y. Charles, H. S. Che, Guanduo Chen, Guangyu Chen, Guanzheng Chen, Huarong Chen, Jia Chen, Jianlong Chen, Jun Chen, Kexin Chen, Peng Ch… ·

    Kimi K3: Open Frontier Intelligence

    arXiv:2607.24653v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We introduce Kimi K3, a 2.8T parameter Mixture-of-Experts model with 104 billion activated parameters, native vision capabilities, and a 1-million-token context window. Kimi K3 is built on Kimi Delta Attention and Attention Residual…

  2. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) ·

    Kimi K3: Open Frontier Intelligence

    We introduce Kimi K3, a 2.8T parameter Mixture-of-Experts model with 104 billion activated parameters, native vision capabilities, and a 1-million-token context window. Kimi K3 is built on Kimi Delta Attention and Attention Residuals, which improve information flow across sequenc…

  3. X — Together (inference / OSS) TIER_1 English(EN) · togethercompute ·

    .@Kimi_Moonshot benchmarked K3 endpoints across major inference providers.

    .@Kimi_Moonshot benchmarked K3 endpoints across major inference providers. Together AI leads or ties for #1 on 3 of 4 benchmarks: OCRBench, MMMU Pro Vision, and DeepSWE. Open models like Kimi K3 have gotten genuinely good. Frontier-class good. Which makes serving them well ht…

  4. X — Together (inference / OSS) TIER_1 English(EN) · togethercompute ·

    Kimi K3 has set a new bar for OSS model intelligence!

    Kimi K3 has set a new bar for OSS model intelligence! 2.8T params, 1M context, OpenAI-compatible API. Complete guide to running Kimi K3 on Together AI 👇 👏👏 @Kimi_Moonshot 👏👏 https://t.co/zAghnJ2kx8

  5. X — Fireworks (inference infra) TIER_1 English(EN) · FireworksAI_HQ ·

    RT @Azure: Kimi K3 is now available on Microsoft Foundry through Fireworks AI. It's a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight model from Moonsho…

    RT @Azure: Kimi K3 is now available on Microsoft Foundry through Fireworks AI. It's a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight model from Moonsho…

  6. X — Fireworks (inference infra) TIER_1 English(EN) · FireworksAI_HQ ·

    RT @NotionHQ: Heard ya’ll are into open weight models? Kimi K3 is now available in Notion.

    RT @NotionHQ: Heard ya’ll are into open weight models? Kimi K3 is now available in Notion. Hosted by Fireworks, a US-based provider. https…

  7. Together AI blog TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Kimi K3: The Complete Developer Guide

    Kimi K3 is the first open 3T-class model. See how it benchmarks, what it costs, and how to call it on the Together AI API, with copy-paste code examples.

  8. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Supercomputing Internet AI Community Launches Kimi K3 Related Models and API Call Services

    36氪获悉,7月28日,伴随月之暗面开源Kimi K3模型,国家超算互联网AI社区正式上线相关模型及API调用服务。企业和开发者通过API一键调用,快速下载Kimi K3模型文件并进行部署开发,即可使用2.8万亿参数开源大模型能力。

  9. TLDR AI TIER_1 English(EN) · TLDR ·

    Anthropic on open weights 🔓, Kimi releases K3 weights 🤖, MAI Cyber model 🔐

  10. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    CITIC Securities: Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, optimistic about domestic AI industry chain

    36氪获悉,中信建投证券研报称,月之暗面推出新一代开源旗舰模型Kimi K3,总参数规模达到2.8万亿,是首个进入近3万亿参数级别的开源模型。Kimi K3在复杂推理、代码生成、长上下文处理及Agent任务执行等核心能力上实现明显跃升,反映国产大模型正加速缩小与海外前沿模型的差距,并由单纯参数扩张转向模型能力、推理效率和应用落地的全面突破。随着国产模型持续迭代、用户调用量和推理需求快速增长,国内算力基础设施有望迎来新一轮扩容,建议重点关注国产大模型厂商,以及国产算力产业链投资机会。

  11. The Algorithmic Bridge (Alberto Romero) TIER_1 English(EN) · Alberto Romero ·

    Moonshot is Chinese But Its AI Models Are From Another Planet

    OpenAI, Anthropic, and America are in deep trouble

  12. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Moonshot AI to launch new model Kimi K3

    月之暗面将推出新模型Kimi K3,该模型参数规模达2万亿至3万亿。(新浪财经)

  13. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 open weights and infrastructure after shaking up the frontier model race

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="1152" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/moonshot_ai_logos.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="2048" /></p> <p> Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3's model weights and made…

  14. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Xinmei Shen ·

    Global AI experts push back on US ‘distillation’ claims against Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model

    The global AI community has pushed back against the Trump administration’s claims that Moonshot AI’s groundbreaking Kimi K3 distilled US models, citing a lack of justification and arguing that the practice does not constitute intellectual property theft. In separate posts on X on…

  15. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Howard Liu ·

    Another ‘DeepSeek moment’? What China’s Kimi K3 means for the global AI industry

    The launch of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has revived an intense debate that has raged in Silicon Valley ever since DeepSeek’s shock breakthrough last year: whether China can overcome its limited access to advanced chips to match the performance of the United States’ frontier artificia…

  16. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Xinmei Shen ·

    Why China’s open-weight AI model Kimi K3 is sparking anxiety in Silicon Valley

    Chinese start-up Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has narrowed the country’s artificial intelligence gap with the US to “a matter of weeks”, fuelling jitters in Silicon Valley over its lead in frontier AI as China doubles down on its open-source strategy. The Beijing-based unicorn released …

  17. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Gerui Wang, Contributor ·

    Why Kimi K3 Signals A Convergence Toward Open-Weight Models

    Closed systems create friction that hinders adoption and customization. Kimi K3's recent release suggests that the market may ultimately favor open architectures.

  18. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    MiniMax Desperately Swimming Past the Kill Line: Open-Source H3 Between Kimi K3 Performance Ceiling and DeepSeek Price Floor, With R&D Spending Triple Revenue

    MiniMax H3 open-source release comes as Kimi K3 raises the performance bar and DeepSeek V4-Flash crushes prices, while MiniMax 2025 financials show 253M R&amp;D against 79M revenue.

  19. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Kimi K3 Revealed Many Secrets, but Its Most Important Infra Is Hard to Copy: Moonshot AI Infrastructure Engineering as the Real Moat in Open-Source Model Economics

    Kimi K3 technical report discloses MoonEP, KDA, and AttnRes infrastructure details, but the engineering experience behind MFU, expert parallelism, and shared experts remains the true differentiator.

  20. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Overwhelmed Within Two Days of Launch: Moonshot AI Kimi K3 Open-Source Model Goes Global With 41% of World Open-Source Downloads and 4x Paid User Growth Overseas

    Kimi K3, the largest open-weight model at 2.8T parameters, crashed services within 2 days of release, overseas paid users grew 4x, and API revenue grew 400% as China open-source dominates global downloads.

  21. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Deconstructing the Kimi K3 Technical Report: Moonshot AI Starts Setting Problems for DeepSeek as Two Scaling Axes Redefine the Frontier

    Moonshot AI 47-page K3 report reveals KDA+Gated MLA hybrid attention, AttnRes cross-layer retrieval, Stable LatentMoE with 896 experts, and 51.2M RL sandboxes.

  22. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Kimi K3 Officially Open-Sourced: Moonshot AI Releases 2.8 Trillion Parameter Model Weights, Technical Report, and Three Infrastructure Technologies

    Moonshot AI open-sources Kimi K3 with 2.8T MoE parameters, 896 routed experts, 16 active per token, 1M context window, plus MoonEP, FlashKDA, and AgentEnv infrastructure tools.

  23. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruno Ferreira ·

    Moonshot AI releases weights for Kimi-K3, firing a shot across the bow of OpenAI and Anthropic — open-weight model performs almost as well as frontier models while being 2-3x easier to run

    Moonshot AI has released the weights for its recent Kimi-K3 model, directly going against OpenAI and Anthropic.

  24. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    From DeepSeek to Kimi K3: 18 Months That Changed AI Investment Logic as Jevons Paradox Reaffirms Compute Is King

    AI investment thesis shifts from efficiency celebration to compute arms race: K3 2.8T parameters, Google CapEx raised to $200B, cloud CapEx on track for $800B in 2026 as Jevons Paradox dominates.

  25. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    How Far Is Kimi From Its DeepSeek Moment? Moonshot AI K3 Achieves Technical Breakthrough But Commercial Scaling and Ecosystem Remain Key Challenges

    Kimi K3 tops global coding benchmarks and ranks third overall behind Fable 5 and GPT-5.6, but pricing, compute constraints, and ecosystem maturity separate it from DeepSeek defining breakthrough moment.

  26. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jon Martindale ·

    Kimi K3 rocks the AI industry as Moonshot AI undercuts closed-source American competitors on price — but the huge 2.8T open-weight model still needs serious hardware to deploy at scale

    The trend towards larger AI models continues, with China's new Kimi K3 model. With its trillions of parameters, it's just as capable as the best the West has to offer, and it's cheaper. But it's not as fast, giving rise to a new battle to balance performance, efficiency, and cost…

  27. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Moonshot AI K3 Triggers AI Trading Reckoning: Winners and Losers in the New Landscape Reshaped by 2.8 Trillion Parameters

    Kimi K3 launch triggers global AI stock revaluation: Chinese semiconductor and memory chip makers win, OpenAI and Anthropic valuations lose $314B, and model developers face brutal competition.

  28. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Kimi K3 Investment Research Capability Benchmarked: Moonshot AI Top Model Now Powers AlphaEngine With First-Tier IRB Scores

    AlphaEngine tests Kimi K3 on proprietary IRB investment research benchmark: K3 beats GPT-5.5 and OPUS-4.8 in temporal judgment, evidence boundary control, and premise correction, already deployed on platform.

  29. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    Moonshot AI Delivers the Third Shockwave: How Kimi K3 Changed the Narrative From Cheap Chinese Models to Premium AI Capability

    Kimi K3 marks third major China AI shockwave after DeepSeek and Manus: priced at $3-15/M tokens, it forces global markets to reassess whether US AI premium pricing and valuation are sustainable.

  30. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    China's 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 beats Claude Fable 5 in Frontend Code Arena benchmark— Moonshot AI delivers largest open-weight AI model ever, as China works around U.S. compute limits

    Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter model that the company describes in its technical blog as the world's first open 3T-class system.

  31. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    World Third Strongest With Fable-Level Feel: Moonshot AI 2.8 Trillion Parameter Kimi K3 Breaks Open-Source Records

    Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 with 2.8 trillion parameters, ranking third globally behind Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol, with open-weight release and API service.

  32. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nicholas Gordon ·

    Moonshot’s Kimi K3 pushes Chinese AI into Fable-level territory

    “K3 stands as Moonshot AI's most powerful open-source coding model to date,” Moonshot AI wrote in a press release.

  33. MarkTechPost TIER_1 English(EN) · Asif Razzaq ·

    Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K3: A 2.8 Trillion Parameter Open MoE Model With Kimi Delta Attention and 1M Context

    <p>Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 16, 2026. It is a 2.8-trillion-parameter open MoE model built on Kimi Delta Attention and Attention Residuals, activating 16 of 896 experts. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/07/16/moonshot-ai-releases-kimi-k3-a-2-…

  34. Medium — Claude tag TIER_1 English(EN) · ddshub_cc ·

    Kimi K3 API Review: How Moonshot’s Long Context AI Model Competes with GPT-5.6, Claude and DeepSeek

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@bd_66165/kimi-k3-api-review-how-moonshots-long-context-ai-model-competes-with-gpt-5-6-claude-and-deepseek-df5c2426a5bc?source=rss------claude-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1…

  35. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Just two days after launch, Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 explodes worldwide—41% of global open-source downloads and quadruple paid user growth overseas! Read More 👉

    📰 Just two days after launch, Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 explodes worldwide—41% of global open-source downloads and quadruple paid user growth overseas! Read More 👉 : https:// pandaily.com/kimi-k3-open-sour ce-global-craze-jul2026 # techtrends # ai # tech # gadgets

  36. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · BenjaminHan ·

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is a 2.8-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model with native vision and a one-million-token context window, and the weights are out. T

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is a 2.8-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model with native vision and a one-million-token context window, and the weights are out. The announcement came July 16, the checkpoint on July 27, with a 47-page technical report. In the two weeks after, indepe…

  37. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 (BG) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 parameters, allowing developers to download, adapt, and host the model. However, access does not mean easy implementation

    Moonshot AI публикува параметрите на Kimi K3, позволявайки на разработчиците да изтеглят, адаптират и хостват модела. Достъпът обаче не означава лесно внедряване: системата има 2,8 трилиона параметъра и изисква сериозна сървърна инфраструктура. Премиерата идва и на фона на полити…

  38. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 weights Monday under a custom license, not open-source. Companies running Model as a Service hit a $20M revenue threshold must nego

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 weights Monday under a custom license, not open-source. Companies running Model as a Service hit a $20M revenue threshold must negotiate a separate commercial agreement with Moonshot. The restriction targets API access, not embedded features. https://…

  39. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI has released the full weights of its AI model "Kimi K3", which has 2.8 billion parameters. This allows for the independent installation and modification of one of the largest neural networks in history. This move is expected to send ripples through the technology industry. 🤖 🔗 http

    「Moonshot AIは、28億のパラメータを擁するAIモデル「Kimi K3」の全ウェイト(重みデータ)を公開しました。これにより、史上最大級のニューラルネットワークの一つを、独自にインストールしたり改変したりすることが可能になります。この動きは、テクノロジー業界に大きな波紋を呼ぶと見られています。🤖 🔗 https:// tugatech.com.pt/t88180-moonsho t-ai-liberta-modelo-kimi-k3-de-28-bilioes-de-parametros-para-desafiar-a-openai # ai …

  40. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI has released the full weights of Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model designed for coding, knowledge work and complex reasoning. It is an extraor

    Moonshot AI has released the full weights of Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model designed for coding, knowledge work and complex reasoning. It is an extraordinary technical achievement—but also one at the centre of an escalating dispute. We looked beyond the launch headlines …

  41. Medium — Claude tag TIER_1 English(EN) · OPC Community ·

    Kimi K3 Isn’t a Model Release. It’s a Bid to Own the AI Stack

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@opccommunity/kimi-k3-isnt-a-model-release-it-s-a-bid-to-own-the-ai-stack-7227e62208f7?source=rss------claude-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*Eow2vEc8MKNSj9RvJMH2ug.png"…

  42. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3's weights Monday—a 2.8 trillion-parameter model now publicly available for download and modification. Same day, Anthropic CEO Dario

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3's weights Monday—a 2.8 trillion-parameter model now publicly available for download and modification. Same day, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei clarified his company opposes open-weight bans, backing chip restrictions and mandatory safety testing instead. …

  43. Towards AI TIER_1 English(EN) · R. Thompson (PhD) ·

    Kimi K3 Explained: 2.8 Trillion Parameters, 16 Active Experts, 1 Huge AI Shift

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://pub.towardsai.net/kimi-k3-explained-2-8-trillion-parameters-16-active-experts-1-huge-ai-shift-420dce69bca3?source=rss----98111c9905da---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1376/1*w6y0ZOVtG_Vj…

  44. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🦾 China’s Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models 「 OpenAI’s head of strategic futures, argued that a world dominated by open-weight models could lead to

    🦾 China’s Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models 「 OpenAI’s head of strategic futures, argued that a world dominated by open-weight models could lead to “full AI communism”—a future he described as “a dystopian hellscape.” 」 https://www. scientificamerican.com/article /chi…

  45. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The world's largest open source # AI model, with 2.8 trillion parameters: https://www. techrepublic.com/article/news- moonshot-ai-kimi-k3-largest-open-source-mo

    The world's largest open source # AI model, with 2.8 trillion parameters: https://www. techrepublic.com/article/news- moonshot-ai-kimi-k3-largest-open-source-model-apac/ # ArtificialIntelligence

  46. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The world's largest open source # AI model, with 2.8 trillion parameters: https://www. techrepublic.com/article/news- moonshot-ai-kimi-k3-largest-open-source-mo

    The world's largest open source # AI model, with 2.8 trillion parameters: https://www. techrepublic.com/article/news- moonshot-ai-kimi-k3-largest-open-source-model-apac/ # ArtificialIntelligence

  47. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # MoonshotAI ’s release of # Kimi # K3 , a 2.8T parameter MoE model, significantly reduces the performance gap between open and closed # AI models. This develop

    # MoonshotAI ’s release of # Kimi # K3 , a 2.8T parameter MoE model, significantly reduces the performance gap between open and closed # AI models. This development, coupled with # China ’s commitment to # OpenWeightAI , highlights China’s growing prowess in # AIdevelopment and i…

  48. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    CyberIntel Weekly: China's Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi K3 Open-Source Model Rivaling OpenAI and Anthropic https:// cyberintelnews.com/ # AI # GenAI # Cybersecurity

    CyberIntel Weekly: China's Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi K3 Open-Source Model Rivaling OpenAI and Anthropic https:// cyberintelnews.com/ # AI # GenAI # Cybersecurity # Risk

  49. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 this week — 2.8 trillion parameters, 1M token context, open weights, and Sonnet-tier pricing that reframes the cost-quality tradeof

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 this week — 2.8 trillion parameters, 1M token context, open weights, and Sonnet-tier pricing that reframes the cost-quality tradeoff for builders. https://www. nerdheadz.com/blog/this-week-i n-ai-kimi-k3-openai-codex-agent-infrastructure # ai # machin…

  50. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    The largest open-weight AI model in history has just been announced. Moonshot AI's Kimi K3: 2.8 trillion parameters, 1 million context window

    Il modello AI open-weight più grande della storia è appena stato annunciato. Kimi K3 di Moonshot AI: 2,8 trilioni di parametri, finestra di contesto da 1 milione di token, #1 nel coding frontend davanti a Claude Fable 5 e GPT-5.6 Sol. I pesi scaricabili arrivano il 27 luglio con …

  51. Medium — Claude tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Solana Levelup ·

    What Is Kimi K3 and Why All the Talk About This Massive AI Model

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@gemQueenx/what-is-kimi-k3-and-why-all-the-talk-about-this-massive-ai-model-0cbffc2b91f7?source=rss------claude-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/0*qYKWkmuHYfsSwUy-.png" widt…

  52. Artificial Intelligence News TIER_1 English(EN) · Dashveenjit Kaur ·

    Kimi K3 open-weight model: China’s biggest AI is a bet on memory, not compute

    <p>Moonshot AI&#8217;s Kimi K3 open-weight model has been read almost entirely through its parameter count since it&#160;launchedon July 16. At 2.8 trillion parameters, it is the largest open-weight model released to date. Model sizes are usually grouped into rough brackets, and …

  53. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/07/17/moons hot-ai-unveils-28t-parameter-kimi-k3-ai-model-xcxwbn/ Moonshot AI has launched its 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 model,

    https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/07/17/moons hot-ai-unveils-28t-parameter-kimi-k3-ai-model-xcxwbn/ Moonshot AI has launched its 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 model, but a high hallucination rate might tempers its frontier-model pitch. # AI # MoonshotAI # KimiK3 # AIModels # Multimoda…

  54. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China has a new top model. Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is very good — but the hype may be getting ahead of reality. The 2.8-trillion-parameter open model is claimed t

    China has a new top model. Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is very good — but the hype may be getting ahead of reality. The 2.8-trillion-parameter open model is claimed to beat Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 in some benchmarks. https://www. platformer.news/kimi-k3-launch -moonshot-ai-china/ # …

  55. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter open Mixture-of-Experts model with a 1 million token context window. The model uses Kimi Delta Attent

    Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter open Mixture-of-Experts model with a 1 million token context window. The model uses Kimi Delta Attention and is the first open 3T-class model. https://www. marktechpost.com/2026/07/16/mo onshot-ai-releases-kimi-k3-a-2-8-t…

  56. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 Moonshot AI (#Kimi) has released open source # MoonEP: a communication infrastructure designed to make training and inference of models more efficient

    🧠 Moonshot AI (#Kimi) ha rilasciato open source # MoonEP : un’infrastruttura di comunicazione pensata per rendere più efficienti training e inferenza dei modelli Mixture of Experts distribuiti su più GPU. 👉 Dettagli e riflessioni: https://www. linkedin.com/posts/alessiopoma ro_ki…

  57. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 just captured 41% of global open-source downloads only two days after launch, quadrupling its overseas paid users. This isn't just a domes

    Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 just captured 41% of global open-source downloads only two days after launch, quadrupling its overseas paid users. This isn't just a domestic win. By seeding powerful open-source models globally, Chinese AI firms are bypassing political trade friction, estab…

  58. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Everyone assumes the AI moat lives in model architecture, but Moonshot AI proves otherwise. Kimi K3’s edge comes from custom hardware scheduling and full-stack

    Everyone assumes the AI moat lives in model architecture, but Moonshot AI proves otherwise. Kimi K3’s edge comes from custom hardware scheduling and full-stack optimization, not novel weights. As Chinese labs prioritize efficiency over raw parameter counts, domestic cloud provide…

  59. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · YingSuan AI ·

    Calling Kimi K3 through an OpenAI-compatible API Gateway — a practical walkthrough (with a free tier)

    <p>Last week Moonshot AI publicly released the open weights of Kimi K3 — a 2.8-trillion-parameter model with a 1-million-token context, widely rated as one of the strongest open models for coding and agent orchestration. This post shows how to call K3 (plus 9 other models) with a…

  60. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · YingSuan AI ·

    Calling Kimi K3 through an OpenAI-compatible API Gateway — a practical walkthrough (with a free tier)

    <p>一、准备(发之前 2 分钟)<br /> 打开本工作区文件 Viblo-K3-越南语长文.md(越南语全文,已含全部代码块与 UTM 链接)。<br /> 准备 1 张配图(可选但强烈建议,提升点击):<br /> 截图 yingsuan.top/api.html 顶部的 K3 状态卡 + 免费领 Key 区(浏览器打开 → 全屏截图 → 存 PNG)。<br /> 或截一段「curl 调用返回结果」的终端图,证明真能跑通。<br /> 确认账号:Viblo 账密是老大本人 07-29 注册的,AI 没有、也不能碰。<br /> 二、登录并新建文章…

  61. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · TokenPAPA ·

    Kimi K3 Review: 2.8 Trillion Parameter Open-Weight Model — How It Compares to GPT-5.5 & Claude Opus 4

    <h1> Kimi K3 Review: 2.8 Trillion Parameter Open-Weight Model </h1> <p>On July 16, 2026, Moonshot AI changed the LLM landscape. They released <strong>Kimi K3</strong> — a 2.8-trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model that is the <strong>world's first open-weight 3T-class model<…

  62. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 technical report reveals architectural innovations challenging DeepSeek. The model uses KDA linear attention, AttnRes cross-layer retrieva

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 technical report reveals architectural innovations challenging DeepSeek. The model uses KDA linear attention, AttnRes cross-layer retrieval and Stable LatentMoE with 896 experts, reaching 2.78T total parameters. The report signals Moonshot shifting from foll…

  63. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Gian Paolo ·

    Kimi K3: Open Source, New Rules, Big AI Shake-Up

    <h2> <strong>Chapter 1: The Echo of a Whisper, Then a Roar</strong> </h2> <p>I remember the buzz, a low hum at first, about Moonshot AI's Kimi. "Another chatbot," some scoffed. Then K3 dropped, not with a whimper but a declaration: 2.8 trillion parameters, open weights, and a lic…

  64. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Open weights debates are noisy, but Moonshot AI just shipped Kimi K3 with validated performance above Opus 4.8. Actions speak louder than letters. Source: Laten

    Open weights debates are noisy, but Moonshot AI just shipped Kimi K3 with validated performance above Opus 4.8. Actions speak louder than letters. Source: Latent Space https://www. latent.space/p/ainews-much-ado -about-open-weights # AI # Automation

  65. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Français(FR) · [email protected] ·

    Kimi K3 has just been released: 2.8 trillion parameters, 1 million token context window, first open source model at this scale. It would surpass all

    Kimi K3 vient d'être publié : 2,8 trillions de paramètres, context window d'1 million de tokens, premier modèle open source à cette échelle. Il dépasserait tous les autres modèles open testés, sans atteindre Claude ou GPT-5. ⬇️ https://www. kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3 # MachineLearning…

  66. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 As promised, Moonshot # AI has released the weights for # Kimi K3. 👉 Along with the model, they also made other components of the stack accessible: https://www. link

    🧠 Come promesso, Moonshot # AI ha rilasciato i pesi di # Kimi K3. 👉 Insieme al modello ha reso accessibili anche altri componenti dello stack: https://www. linkedin.com/posts/alessiopoma ro_ai-kimi-coding-ugcPost-7487746085608812544-b5gV/ ___ ✉️ 𝗦𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗼𝗶 𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼/𝗮 𝘀𝘂 𝗾…

  67. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · tunan666 ·

    Kimi K3 Just Open-Sourced Its Weights — The $18-vs-$60 API Price War Is Here

    <p>Yesterday, Moonshot AI dropped the largest open-weight model in history.</p> <p><strong>Kimi K3</strong> — 2.8 trillion parameters, Mixture-of-Experts architecture, 1 million token context window, and native vision. The weights are live on Hugging Face. The technical report is…

  68. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI open-sources Kimi K3 weights and infrastructure. Benchmarks show near parity with Western frontier models, but independent tests reveal gaps in cybe

    Moonshot AI open-sources Kimi K3 weights and infrastructure. Benchmarks show near parity with Western frontier models, but independent tests reveal gaps in cybersecurity and math. A step toward transparency in a competitive space. Source: The Decoder AI https:// the-decoder.com/m…

  69. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Русский(RU) · [email protected] ·

    How Kimi K3 Works: 2.8 Trillion Parameters, Linear Attention, and Agents for a Million Tokens Moonshot AI Released Kimi K3 Weights — A Multimodal MoE Model with 2.8 T

    Как устроена Kimi K3: 2,8 трлн параметров, линейное внимание и агенты на миллион токенов Moonshot AI выпустила веса Kimi K3 — мультимодальной MoE‑модели с 2,8 трлн параметров, из которых на каждом токене активируются 104 млрд. В отдельных тестах программирования и работы с инстру…

  70. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Why China is giving away its best AI models Silicon Valley has spent much of the past week on red alert, digesting the arrival of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, a Chi

    📰 Why China is giving away its best AI models Silicon Valley has spent much of the past week on red alert, digesting the arrival of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, a Chinese AI model that can allegedly beat some of the best systems built by US companie... 📰 Source: The Verge 🔗 Link: https…

  71. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · jamilxt ·

    Kimi K3 Is Now Open-Weight: The Full Breakdown of the 2.8T Frontier Model

    <p>The open-weight AI race just got a new leader.</p> <p>On July 27, 2026, Moonshot AI released the full weights of Kimi K3 on HuggingFace. With 2.8 trillion parameters, it is the largest open-weight model ever released. It comes with a 1-million-token context window, native visi…

  72. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The panic over Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 is overblown, argue analysts. The real concern should be how quickly Chinese labs are iterating on open-weight mod

    The panic over Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 is overblown, argue analysts. The real concern should be how quickly Chinese labs are iterating on open-weight models and what that means for the global AI race. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/maki ng-sense-of-the-panic-over-chine…

  73. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📦 Fresh on the leaderboard: Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) Context: 1M tokens · $3 in / $15 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// opensourceai.tech/l

    📦 Fresh on the leaderboard: Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) Context: 1M tokens · $3 in / $15 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// opensourceai.tech/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

  74. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot's open model Kimi K3 drew strong reactions from the U.S. AI industry, while an unreleased OpenAI model caused a real security breach at Hugging Face. G

    Moonshot's open model Kimi K3 drew strong reactions from the U.S. AI industry, while an unreleased OpenAI model caused a real security breach at Hugging Face. Governance and model safety remain unresolved issues. # AI # Automation Source: TechCrunch AI https:// techcrunch.com/pod…

  75. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https:// mastodon.social/@lobsters/1169 75390824204766 It would seem Chinese startup Moonshot AI's recent launch of its Kimi K3 large language model, and th

    RE: https:// mastodon.social/@lobsters/1169 75390824204766 It would seem Chinese startup Moonshot AI's recent launch of its Kimi K3 large language model, and their open-weight model sharing starting July 27, has prompted Microsoft and a bunch of other big names in computing to si…

  76. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 China’s open AI strategy is changing the race Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 shows how opening a model to outsiders can turn other companies’ computing power into a co

    🤖 China’s open AI strategy is changing the race Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 shows how opening a model to outsiders can turn other companies’ computing power into a competitive advantage submitted by /u/scientificamerican [link] [comments] 📰 Source: Artificial Intelligence (AI) 🔗 Link: …

  77. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Kimi K3, Chinese Moonshot AI's newest llm model was launched last week to much fanfare, including allegations by Anthropic that it was trained using a publicly-

    Kimi K3, Chinese Moonshot AI's newest llm model was launched last week to much fanfare, including allegations by Anthropic that it was trained using a publicly-available Anthropic model api. Benchmarks put it on par with Anthropic's and OpenAI's newest models. The open-weight mod…

  78. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    What to watch: Moonshot claims K3 achieves 2.5x scaling efficiency gains via Kimi Delta Attention and Attention Residuals. When weights drop July 27, researcher

    What to watch: Moonshot claims K3 achieves 2.5x scaling efficiency gains via Kimi Delta Attention and Attention Residuals. When weights drop July 27, researchers can audit whether these architectural innovations account for the performance jumps or point elsewhere. # AI # OpenSci…

  79. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Everyone who is freaking out over KIMI K3's potential impact on the AI markets should READ THIS summary of an interview of Yang Zhilin - CEO of Moonshot AI. Ok,

    Everyone who is freaking out over KIMI K3's potential impact on the AI markets should READ THIS summary of an interview of Yang Zhilin - CEO of Moonshot AI. Ok, this dude is smart ... another reason why KIMI will be a force in AL! Core Rules to take away from the interview: 1) Re…

  80. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 Epoch AI has assigned # Kimi K3 an ECI score of 156, the highest value recorded so far for a model classified as open-weights. 👉 Details: h

    🧠 Epoch AI ha assegnato a # Kimi K3 un punteggio ECI di 156, il valore più alto registrato finora per un modello classificato come open-weights. 👉 I dettagli: https://www. linkedin.com/posts/alessiopoma ro_kimi-claude-gpt-share-7486003831798099969-efti/ ___ ✉️ 𝗦𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗼𝗶 𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗴…

  81. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weights model that now ranks above Anthropic and OpenAI on frontend code benchmarks, shrinking the open-to-closed

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weights model that now ranks above Anthropic and OpenAI on frontend code benchmarks, shrinking the open-to-closed capability gap to roughly three months. https://www. nerdheadz.com/blog/kimi-k3-ope n-weights-arms-race-ai-development …

  82. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # Nvidia shares dipped after # China based # Moonshot released its # Kimi 3 model, which outperformed leading models from # Anthropic and # OpenAI . Despite con

    # Nvidia shares dipped after # China based # Moonshot released its # Kimi 3 model, which outperformed leading models from # Anthropic and # OpenAI . Despite concerns about Kimi’s lower training costs and its novel Kimi Delta Attention architecture, Nvidia investors shouldn’t pani…

  83. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    📝 Kimi K3: The Largest Open-Weight AI Model in History with 2.8 Trillion Parameters On July 16, 2026, Moonshot AI presented Kimi K3, a 2.

    📝 Kimi K3: il più grande modello AI open-weight della storia con 2,8 trilioni di parametri Il 16 luglio 2026 Moonshot AI ha presentato Kimi K3, un modello da 2,8 trilioni di parametri — il più grande mai rilasciato con i pesi pubblici scaricabili 🔗 https:// robyroot.net/posts/kim…

  84. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The open-weight AI scene just got completely turned on its head. Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter monster that is actually beating closed models in coding benchmarks

    The open-weight AI scene just got completely turned on its head. Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter monster that is actually beating closed models in coding benchmarks. The context caching pricing alone is wild. Full breakdown for #developers here: www.nbloglinks.com/kimi-k3-the-... #AI…

  85. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China's AI race is gaining momentum. Moonshot AI has introduced Kimi K3, a new open-weight AI model built to compete alongside leading systems from companies in

    China's AI race is gaining momentum. Moonshot AI has introduced Kimi K3, a new open-weight AI model built to compete alongside leading systems from companies including OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. The launch reflects China's growing investment in frontier AI, with domestic firms…

  86. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China’s New AI Giant Rattles Silicon Valley: Moonshot AI says its Kimi K3 model can compete with the best systems from OpenAI and Anthropic www.asiatoday.info w

    China’s New AI Giant Rattles Silicon Valley: Moonshot AI says its Kimi K3 model can compete with the best systems from OpenAI and Anthropic www.asiatoday.info www.aseantoday.info # Asia # China # AI # Moonshot # OpenAI # Anthropic

  87. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 (BG) · [email protected] ·

    China's Moonshot AI introduced Kimi K3, a model with 2.8 trillion parameters, which outperforms Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol in some tests. The results have been published.

    Китайската Moonshot AI представи Kimi K3, модел с 2,8 трлн. параметъра, който изпреварва Claude Fable 5 и GPT 5.6 Sol в някои тестове. Резултатите са публикувани от разработчика, а отворените тегла все още не са достъпни. # AI # Moonshot https:// marketingpro.bg/kimi-k3-se-dob li…

  88. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) beat GPT-5.6 and Fable 5 on the front-end coding benchmark, 76% vs 63%. Open weights, 2.8 trillion parameters. It's also half the price pe

    Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) beat GPT-5.6 and Fable 5 on the front-end coding benchmark, 76% vs 63%. Open weights, 2.8 trillion parameters. It's also half the price per token, but needs roughly twice the tokens for the same task. Net cost is a wash. Anthropic held Mythos for 5 months be…

  89. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    CyberIntel Weekly: China's Moonshot Unveils Kimi K3, Claiming World's Largest Open-Weight AI Model https:// cyberintelnews.com/ # AI # GenAI # Cybersecurity # R

    CyberIntel Weekly: China's Moonshot Unveils Kimi K3, Claiming World's Largest Open-Weight AI Model https:// cyberintelnews.com/ # AI # GenAI # Cybersecurity # Risk

  90. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The release of China’s Frontier AI model, Kimi K3, as an open-source model is the next ‘Sputnik moment’ for the US and the West. Moonshots, arguably the most im

    The release of China’s Frontier AI model, Kimi K3, as an open-source model is the next ‘Sputnik moment’ for the US and the West. Moonshots, arguably the most important podcast for AI enthusiasts, coined this comparison with Sputnik 1 when Deepseek emerged on the global scene and …

  91. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    The West's Weak Bubble and China's Dominance – the AI War The release of China's Frontier AI model Kimi K3 as an open-source model is the next

    Des Westens schwache Blase und Chinas Dominanz – der KI Krieg Die Veröffentlichung von Chinas Frontier-KI-Modell Kimi K3 als Open-Source-Modell ist der nächste Sputnik-Moment für die USA und den Westen. Moonshots, der wohl wichtigste Podcast der KI-Fanboys, prägte diesen Vergleic…

  92. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China’s Moonshot and Alibaba launch models they claim match OpenAI and Anthropic at lower cost, tightening the global AI race. # AI # Automation Source: The Ver

    China’s Moonshot and Alibaba launch models they claim match OpenAI and Anthropic at lower cost, tightening the global AI race. # AI # Automation Source: The Verge AI https://www. theverge.com/ai-artificial-int elligence/967781/chinese-ai-models-open-source-moonshot-kimi-k3-alibab…

  93. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 (2.8 trillion parameters) is currently the largest open-weight model. Notably, its design philosophy focuses on "memory capacity over computational power." This approach, which pre-stores vast knowledge and retrieves it during inference, brings a new perspective to an industry previously focused solely on scaling laws. This is particularly significant for China amidst GPU procurement constraints.

    Moonshot AIが公開したKimi K3(2.8兆パラメータ)は、現時点で最大のオープンウェイトモデルです。注目すべきは「計算能力より記憶容量に注力する」設計思想。大量知識を事前に記憶し推論時に引き出すこの路線は、従来のスケーリング則一辺倒だった業界に新しい視点をもたらします。 中国としてはGPU調達制約がある中で、メモリ最適化という別の競争軸を選んだ戦略的判断も興味深い。実用性とどう折り合いをつけるのか、今後の動向を注視したいと思います。 # AI # LLM # KimiK3 # オープンウェイト # 中国AI

  94. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI is preparing to list in Hong Kong within six months at a valuation of more than 30B USD. The Chinese startup behind the Kimi chatbot has distributed

    Moonshot AI is preparing to list in Hong Kong within six months at a valuation of more than 30B USD. The Chinese startup behind the Kimi chatbot has distributed a shareholder resolution seeking backing for the IPO and is wrapping a fundraising round. https:// thenextweb.com/news/…

  95. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot's Kimi K3 leads in frontend code but falls far behind in advanced math, showing the uneven progress of AI models across tasks. 📊 # AI # Automation Sour

    Moonshot's Kimi K3 leads in frontend code but falls far behind in advanced math, showing the uneven progress of AI models across tasks. 📊 # AI # Automation Source: The Decoder AI https:// the-decoder.com/moonshots-kimi -k3-outperforms-fable-5-in-frontend-code-but-lags-far-behind-…

  96. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot has launched Kimi K3 - AI model for coding # ai # aicoding # tutorial https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=PNujOpDHSQ4

    Moonshot has launched Kimi K3 - AI model for coding # ai # aicoding # tutorial https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=PNujOpDHSQ4

  97. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Hamza ·

    Kimi K3 Unleashed: Moonshot AI's 2.8 Trillion Parameter Open Frontier Model

    <p><strong>Short answer:</strong> Kimi K3 is a real open-weight frontier model from Moonshot AI with a 2.8 trillion parameter count, 1 million token context, native vision, and API access today, but independent validation of its benchmark claims is still catching up.</p> <h2> Why…

  98. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China's 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 beats Claude Fable 5 in Frontend Code Arena benchmark— Moonshot AI delivers largest open-weight AI model ever, as Ch… Bei

    China's 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 beats Claude Fable 5 in Frontend Code Arena benchmark— Moonshot AI delivers largest open-weight AI model ever, as Ch… Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter model that the company describes in its technical …

  99. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Chinese startup releases AI model that surpassed American counterparts Chinese company Moonshot AI presented a new neural network Kimi K3, which, its developers

    Chinese startup releases AI model that surpassed American counterparts Chinese company Moonshot AI presented a new neural network Kimi K3, which, its developers claim, surpasses the latest American systems in a number of tests. https:// nashaniva.com/en/400156 # china # ai # moon…

  100. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 China Just Erased America's AI Lead Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Axios: Kimi K3, a massive new model by Beijing-based Moonshot AI, th

    📰 China Just Erased America's AI Lead Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Axios: Kimi K3, a massive new model by Beijing-based Moonshot AI, threatens the foundations of Americas AI boom. Its release Thursday dazzled d... 📰 Source: Slashdot 🔗 Link: https://slashd…

  101. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 China's Moonshot AI claims Kimi K3 can rival OpenAI and Anthropic The company has unveiled a massive new artificial intelligence model it says can take on top

    📰 China's Moonshot AI claims Kimi K3 can rival OpenAI and Anthropic The company has unveiled a massive new artificial intelligence model it says can take on top American firms. 📰 Source: BBC News 🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9w4q8pgp0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=r…

  102. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot's new 2.8T-parameter Kimi K3 requires a data-center cluster to run—it won't fit on a single high-end Nvidia accelerator. The open-weight model's API pr

    Moonshot's new 2.8T-parameter Kimi K3 requires a data-center cluster to run—it won't fit on a single high-end Nvidia accelerator. The open-weight model's API pricing matches Claude Sonnet 5, signaling consolidation in frontier model costs. # AI # LLMs # OpenWeights https://www. i…

  103. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · SRAurora Tech ·

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Is Here: A 2.8 Trillion Parameter Open MoE Model That Pushes Long-Context AI Forward

    <p>The race to build better large language models isn't slowing down, and this week Moonshot AI introduced another major milestone: Kimi K3.</p> <p>At first glance, the headline is impressive enough—a 2.8 trillion parameter open Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model with support for a 1…

  104. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Canva-launches-code-2-0-offering-ai-website-building-to-every-user-including-free-accounts https:// venturebeat.com/technology/can va-launches-code-2-0-offering

    Canva-launches-code-2-0-offering-ai-website-building-to-every-user-including-free-accounts https:// venturebeat.com/technology/can va-launches-code-2-0-offering-ai-website-building-to-every-user-including-free-accounts # AI # Canva # VibeCoding

  105. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Chinas-moonshot-ai-releases-kimi-k3-the-largest-open-source-model-ever-rivaling-top-u-s-systems venturebeat.com/technology/chi… #AI #Kimi #OpenSource

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  106. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Chinas-moonshot-ai-releases-kimi-k3-the-largest-open-source-model-ever-rivaling-top-u-s-systems https:// venturebeat.com/technology/chi nas-moonshot-ai-releases

    Chinas-moonshot-ai-releases-kimi-k3-the-largest-open-source-model-ever-rivaling-top-u-s-systems https:// venturebeat.com/technology/chi nas-moonshot-ai-releases-kimi-k3-the-largest-open-source-model-ever-rivaling-top-u-s-systems # AI # Kimi # OpenSource

  107. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Moonshot’s Kimi K3 sends AI and semiconductor stocks into a tailspin Moonshot’s Kimi K3 sends AI and semiconductor stocks into a tailspin. China's largest ope

    🤖 Moonshot’s Kimi K3 sends AI and semiconductor stocks into a tailspin Moonshot’s Kimi K3 sends AI and semiconductor stocks into a tailspin. China's largest open-weight AI model revives DeepSeek-era fears about the economics of US infrastructure spending. submitted by /u/coolbern…

  108. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    China's Moonshot AI launched its largest model ever — and rival AI stocks plunged. @ quartz reports: "Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model, outpe

    China's Moonshot AI launched its largest model ever — and rival AI stocks plunged. @ quartz reports: "Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model, outperformed several leading U.S. systems on some benchmarks while pricing below top-tier American rivals." https:// flip.it/…

  109. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Čeština(CS) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI introduced Kimi K3, its most powerful model to date and, according to the company, the first-ever 3T-class open model. It is a model with 2.8 trillion parameters built

    Moonshot AI představil Kimi K3, svůj zatím nejvýkonnější model a podle firmy vůbec první otevřený model třídy 3T. Jde o model s 2,8 bilionu parametrů postavený na architektuře Kimi Delta Attention a Attention Residuals, s nativním viděním a kontextovým oknem 1 milionu tokenů. Mod…

  110. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    KIMI K3: CHINA'S OPEN-WEIGHT AI POWERHOUSE CHALLENGING THE AI GIANTS 🤖🌏 # KimiK3 # MoonshotAI # ArtificialIntelligence # AI # OpenSourceAI # AIAgents # MachineL

    KIMI K3: CHINA'S OPEN-WEIGHT AI POWERHOUSE CHALLENGING THE AI GIANTS 🤖🌏 # KimiK3 # MoonshotAI # ArtificialIntelligence # AI # OpenSourceAI # AIAgents # MachineLearning # GenerativeAI # FutureTech # TechNews # AIInnovation # ChatGPT # ClaudeAI # GeminiAI # ArtestoMellivoura

  111. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · DrMBL ·

    Kimi K3: Moonshot AI Drops a 2.8-Trillion-Parameter Open Model — and It Codes, Designs Chips, and Edits Video

    <p><strong>TL;DR</strong> — Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 16, a 2.8-trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model with a 1-million-token context window and native vision. It's the largest open-weight model ever announced, competitive with GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 on most …

  112. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 Français(FR) · DrMBL ·

    Kimi K3: Moonshot AI unveils a 2.8 trillion parameter open model — capable of coding, designing chips, and editing videos

    <h2> L'éléphant de 2,8 T dans la pièce </h2> <p>Tard dans la soirée du 16 juillet, le laboratoire chinois d'IA Moonshot AI a publié un article de blog annonçant Kimi K3 — un modèle sparse Mixture-of-Experts de 2,8 billions de paramètres qui est immédiatement devenu le plus grand …

  113. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 New model: Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) Context: 1M tokens · $3 in / $15 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// opensourceai.tech/latest.html # AI

    🧠 New model: Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) Context: 1M tokens · $3 in / $15 out per M All the latest models, tracked hourly: https:// opensourceai.tech/latest.html # AI # LLM # OpenSource

  114. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · BestCodes ·

    Kimi K3: Moonshot AI's 2.8-Trillion-Parameter Open Frontier Model — Benchmarks, Architecture, and Everything We Know

    <blockquote> <p>Heads up: This article was written by <a href="https://www.agent-one.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">AgentOne Research</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>Moonshot AI has officially launched <strong>Kimi K3</strong>, a 2.8-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts (MoE) model t…

  115. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model with 1M context window, via API today. Full model weights arrive July 27. Vendor benchmarks suggest

    Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model with 1M context window, via API today. Full model weights arrive July 27. Vendor benchmarks suggest competitiveness with proprietary peers, though early testers report slower reasoning. What changes when weights become …

  116. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI is about to launch # KimiK3, a # MoE model with several trillion parameters. Early tests on Arena suggest top-tier performance for q

    Moonshot AI sta per lanciare # KimiK3 , un modello # MoE con diversi trilioni di parametri. I primi test su Arena suggeriscono prestazioni di alto livello per questa nuova architettura # AI . https:// kiro.it/LNbwn

  117. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI's upcoming Kimi K3 model is reportedly set to become China's largest open AI model with 2-3 trillion parameters, aiming to close the performance gap

    Moonshot AI's upcoming Kimi K3 model is reportedly set to become China's largest open AI model with 2-3 trillion parameters, aiming to close the performance gap with Anthropic's Opus 4.8. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/moon shots-upcoming-kimi-3-is-expected-to-close-the-gap-w…

  118. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 العربية(AR) · masdarx ·

    🤖 Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3, which it describes as the world's largest open-source AI model with 2.8 trillion parameters, featuring strong performance in programming and reasoning

    🤖 كشفت **Moonshot AI** عن **Kimi K3**، الذي تصفه بأنه أكبر نموذج ذكاء اصطناعي مفتوح المصدر في العالم بـ **2.8 تريليون** معلمة، مع أداء قوي في البرمجة والاستدلال وسياق يصل إلى مليون رمز. خطوة جديدة تُشعل المنافسة في عالم الذكاء الاصطناعي. 📖 https://www. masdarx.com/posts/moonshot-…

  119. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI releases weights for Kimi-K3, firing a shot across the bow of OpenAI and Anthropic — open-weight model performs almost as well as frontier models wh

    Moonshot AI releases weights for Kimi-K3, firing a shot across the bow of OpenAI and Anthropic — open-weight model performs almost as well as frontier models while being 2-3x easier to run Moonshot AI has released the weights for its recent Kimi-K3 model, directly going against O…

  120. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · [email protected] ·

    RT @Kimi_Moonshot: Release of Kimi K3 model weights and technical report. Kimi K3 is our most powerful model: a 2.8T Billions

    RT @Kimi_Moonshot: Veröffentlichung der Modellgewichte und des technischen Berichts von Kimi K3. Kimi K3 ist unser leistungsfähigstes Modell: ein 2,8-T-Billionen-Parameter-MoE-Modell mit nativem visuellem Verständnis und einem Kontextfenster von 1 Million Token. Neue Modellarchit…

  121. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 日本語(JA) · [email protected] ·

    China-made high-performance AI "Kimi-K3" to be open-sourced as planned, with 2.8 trillion parameters, approaching the performance of Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://gigazine .net/news/20260728-kimi-k3-open/

    中国製高性能AI「Kimi-K3」が予定通りオープンモデル化される、2.8兆パラメーターでClaude Fable 5やGPT-5.6 Solに迫る性能 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://gigazine .net/news/20260728-kimi-k3-open/

  122. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    Startup Moonshot AI released the weights of the Kimi K3 model with 2.8 trillion parameters. Although the giant impresses with its context window and low price, independent tests indicate

    Startup Moonshot AI udostępnił wagi modelu Kimi K3 o skali 2,8 biliona parametrów. Choć gigant imponuje oknem kontekstowym i niską ceną, niezależne testy wskazują na braki w zadaniach matematycznych. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomości # informacje # technologia https:/…

  123. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    Startup Moonshot AI released the weights of the Kimi K3 model with 2.8 trillion parameters. Although the giant impresses with its context window and low price, independent tests indicate

    Startup Moonshot AI udostępnił wagi modelu Kimi K3 o skali 2,8 biliona parametrów. Choć gigant imponuje oknem kontekstowym i niską ceną, niezależne testy wskazują na braki w zadaniach matematycznych. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomości # informacje # technologia https:/…

  124. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 — now at 2.8 trillion parameters — is reshaping expectations for open models. Our latest article outlines the technical advances, market a

    Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 — now at 2.8 trillion parameters — is reshaping expectations for open models. Our latest article outlines the technical advances, market appetite, and implications for researchers and product teams. Read the full analysis: https:// wix.to/zoFDROW # AI # Rese…

  125. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 العربية(AR) · bidjadtech ·

    Startup Moonshot AI launched the Kimi K3 model, the largest open-weight model with 2.8 trillion parameters and Mixture-of-Experts technology. The model features vision support and a context window of

    أطلقت شركة Moonshot AI الناشئة نموذج Kimi K3، وهو أضخم نموذج مفتوح الأوزان بـ 2.8 تريليون معلمة وتقنية خليط الخبراء. يتميز النموذج بدعم الرؤية ونافذة سياق تصل لمليون رمز، متفوقاً في اختبارات البرمجة والأتمتة على منافسين كبار. ورغم تعليق الاشتراكات الجديدة مؤقتاً بسبب الطلب الهائل…

  126. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Kimi K3 rocks the AI industry as Moonshot AI undercuts closed-source American competitors on price — but … The trend towards larger AI models continues, with Ch

    Kimi K3 rocks the AI industry as Moonshot AI undercuts closed-source American competitors on price — but … The trend towards larger AI models continues, with China's new Kimi K3 model. With its trillions of parameters, it's just as capable as the best the West has to offer, and i…

  127. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Français(FR) · [email protected] ·

    Moonshot AI attracts attention with a low-cost OpenAI competitor model. Beyond performance, the infosec question remains: what are the

    Moonshot AI attire l'attention avec un modèle concurrent d'OpenAI à coût réduit. Au-delà de la performance, la question infosec reste entière : quelles sont les garanties sur les données d'entraînement, les vecteurs d'inférence et la chaîne de dépendance pour les intégrateurs ? L…

  128. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · AI_BEAR_NEWS ·

    🇨🇳🤖 China Challenges American AI: Moonshot and Alibaba Launch Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8, Open-Source Models with Over 2T Parameters Competing with GPT-5.6 and Fable 5.

    🇨🇳🤖 La Cina sfida l'AI americana Moonshot e Alibaba lanciano Kimi K3 e Qwen3.8, modelli open-source da oltre 2T parametri che competono con GPT-5.6 e Fable 5. Fonte: The Verge Segui 👇 # AI # Cina # OpenSource 🚀🌏💡

  129. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model outperformed OpenAI and Anthropic systems in the prestigious Frontend Code Arena ranking, but a brutal higher mathematics test exposed its shortcomings

    Model Kimi K3 od Moonshot AI pokonał systemy OpenAI i Anthropic w prestiżowym rankingu Frontend Code Arena, ale brutalny test z matematyki wyższej obnażył brak analitycznego kręgosłupa chińskiej technologii. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomości # informacje # technologia…

  130. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · top_news ·

    Meet Yang Zhilin, the CEO and founder behind China's buzzy new Kimi K3 AI model Yang Zhilin is the CEO and founder of Moonshot AI, a Chinese startup that develo

    Meet Yang Zhilin, the CEO and founder behind China's buzzy new Kimi K3 AI model Yang Zhilin is the CEO and founder of Moonshot AI, a Chinese startup that developed Kimi K3. The Kimi K3 model raised eyebrows in Silicon Valley. https://www. businessinsider.com/who-is-yan g-zhilin-c…

  131. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    Moonshot AI presents Kimi K3 – a giant model with 2.8 trillion parameters, proving that Chinese technical thinking can overcome the lack of Western processors

    Moonshot AI prezentuje Kimi K3 – gigantyczny model o 2,8 bln parametrów, który dowodzi, że chińska myśl techniczna potrafi zniwelować brak zachodnich procesorów dzięki architekturze Mooncake. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomości # informacje # technologia https:// aisigh…

  132. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · top_news ·

    Nvidia, Big Tech stocks tumble as Chinese AI model stokes competitive fears Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 highlights rapid advances by developers in China https:// asia

    Nvidia, Big Tech stocks tumble as Chinese AI model stokes competitive fears Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 highlights rapid advances by developers in China https:// asia.nikkei.com/business/marke ts/equities/nvidia-big-tech-stocks-tumble-as-chinese-ai-model-stokes-competitive-fears # TopN…

  133. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · top_news ·

    Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveils Kimi model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropic It's the latest AI model from China to close the performance gap with leading U.

    Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveils Kimi model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropic It's the latest AI model from China to close the performance gap with leading U.S. AI labs. https://www. cnbc.com/2026/07/17/moonshot-a i-kimi-k3-model-openai-anthropic-china.html # TopNews # News # C…

  134. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Discover China's audacious move in the global AI race with their Moonshot AI model, incorporating a trillion-parameter open weights. Witness how this game-chang

    Discover China's audacious move in the global AI race with their Moonshot AI model, incorporating a trillion-parameter open weights. Witness how this game-changing tech will redefine frontier AI dominance! # AI # ChinaTech # Innovation # MoonshotAIModel # ArtificialIntelligence M…

  135. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 # Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's new model: 2.8 trillion parameters, native visual capabilities, and a context window of up to one million tokens. 👉 Details

    🧠 # Kimi K3 è il nuovo modello di Moonshot AI: 2,8 trilioni di parametri, capacità visive native e una finestra di contesto fino a un milione di token. 👉 Dettagli e test: https://www. linkedin.com/posts/alessiopoma ro_kimi-prompt-ai-ugcPost-7483759262372904960-fNNG/ ___ ✉️ 𝗦𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗼…

  136. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · AI_BEAR_NEWS ·

    🤖 MOONSHOT AI KIMI K3 — APERTO DA 3T PARAMETRI Moonshot AI lancia Kimi K3: primo modello open 2.8T parametri, 1M context window, visione nativa. Benchmark front

    🤖 MOONSHOT AI KIMI K3 — APERTO DA 3T PARAMETRI Moonshot AI lancia Kimi K3: primo modello open 2.8T parametri, 1M context window, visione nativa. Benchmark frontier-adjacent e coding autonomo. Pesi completi il 27 luglio. Fonte: Moonshot AI Segui 👇 # KimiK3 # OpenSource # AI 🧠⚡🔓

  137. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight ·

    Moonshot AI is preparing the launch of its hybrid Kimi K3 model with a 1M token context window and 2.5 trillion parameters. The Chinese giant challenges GPT-5, betting on

    Moonshot AI szykuje premierę hybrydowego modelu Kimi K3 z oknem kontekstowym 1M tokenów i 2,5 biliona parametrów. Chiński gigant rzuca wyzwanie GPT-5, stawiając na architekturę MoE i bezkonkurencyjną sprawność w kodowaniu. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomości # informacj…

  138. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/scientificamerican ·

    China’s Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1v5c1cp/chinas_kimi_k3_and_the_rise_of_openweight_ai/"> <img alt="China’s Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/Yo_zl9QgO6pq0UxnWOh1w7AWCori5huXlF2C3BrRzG8.jpeg?width…

  139. r/singularity TIER_2 Deutsch(DE) · /u/yogthos ·

    Kimi K3: Open Frontier Intelligence

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1v93vpl/kimi_k3_open_frontier_intelligence/"> <img alt="Kimi K3: Open Frontier Intelligence" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/q3evP6JeDpAC2MdSQHWYxnCYTqbJkElIQsLFqVSdkss.png?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;…

  140. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/RetiredApostle ·

    Moonshot AI (Kimi) office (presumably 2 days before the K3 launch). A $20B valuation startup. Not as flashy as SF rivals

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1uz3ff6/moonshot_ai_kimi_office_presumably_2_days_before/"> <img alt="Moonshot AI (Kimi) office (presumably 2 days before the K3 launch). A $20B valuation startup. Not as flashy as SF rivals" src="https://pre…