LaunchAI ModelsJuly 16, 2026
Moonshot AI unveils Kimi K3, a 2.8T parameter open-source model

Kimi K3 has 2.8 trillion parameters, 1 million token context, and native multimodal capabilities, with open weights promised by July 27, 2026. It matches or beats proprietary frontier models on several benchmarks while costing $0.94 per task, about half the price of Opus 4.8.
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Meet Kimi K3x.com
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Kimi K3 is now available on AI Gatewayvercel.com
China’s Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, the largest open-source model ever, rivaling top U.S. systemsventurebeat.com
Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K3: A 2.8 Trillion Parameter Open MoE Model With Kimi Delta Attention and 1M Contextmarktechpost.com
Moonshot’s upcoming Kimi 3 is expected to close the gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4.8techcrunch.com
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