EventAI ModelsJuly 16, 2026
Moonshot's Kimi K3 expected to match Anthropic's Opus 4.8

FT reports the model releases 'in the coming days' and will be China's largest open-weight model at 2-3 trillion parameters. Moonshot is also said to be raising capital at a $31.5 billion valuation, after a $2 billion round at $20 billion in May.
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