LaunchAI ModelsJuly 26, 2026
Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, a 2.8T MoE model with 1M context

Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8T MoE model with 1M-token context and open weights, achieving #1 in Agent Arena among open-weight models with +9.75% net improvement. It launched on Together AI, Perplexity, DigitalOcean, and other platforms; a Together AI benchmark shows routing between K3 and GPT-5.6 Sol reaches ~85.6% on DeepSWE.
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unsloth/Kimi-K3huggingface.co
Kimi K3 vs GPT-5.6 Sol on DeepSWE: Cost, Coding, and Routingtogether.ai
US-hosted Kimi K3 now available on Perplexity for Pro and Max, both in Search and Computer modes....x.com
moonshotai/Kimi-K3simonwillison.net
What Is Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 Model and Why Is It Making Waves?bloomberg.com
Kimi K3: The open-weights escalationinterconnects.ai
On Kimi K3: Its Capabilities And Related Discontentsthezvi.substack.com
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