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Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 and Kimi K2 models with OpenAI-compatible APIs

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Moonshot AI has released two flagship models, Kimi K3 and Kimi K2, both built on a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture. Kimi K3 is designed for long-context workloads, reasoning, and agent capabilities, offering an OpenAI-compatible API with a free tier and pay-as-you-go pricing. Kimi K2 distinguishes itself with native multimodal input, accepting images alongside text, making it suitable for tasks like document analysis and screen interpretation. Both models can be integrated using the standard OpenAI SDK, simplifying adoption for developers. AI

IMPACT These models offer enhanced capabilities in long-context processing and multimodal input, potentially accelerating adoption for complex document analysis and agent-based applications.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 and Kimi K2 models with OpenAI-compatible APIs

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  2. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · zhangjj1988 ·

    Kimi K2 API Integration: A No-Fluff Getting Started

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