Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Release

Moonshot AI has announced Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter AI model, available via their website and API, with an open weight release promised by July 27, 2026.

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1. AnnouncementJul 16, 2026, 08:19 PM

   Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, a massive 2.8 trillion parameter AI model

   Moonshot AI has announced Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter AI model, available via their website and API, with an open weight release promised by July 27, 2026.

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2. 13 hours later
   ReleaseJul 17, 2026, 09:03 AM

   Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3, matching top US model performance.

   Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a new model that reportedly matches the performance of leading US frontier models like GPT-4 and Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

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