LaunchAI ModelsJuly 16, 2026
Kimi K3 launched with 2.8T parameters and 1M context

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is a 2.8-trillion-parameter, native multimodal model with 1 million-token context and up to 6.3x faster decoding using Kimi Delta Attention. It scores 57 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, comparable to Opus 4.8 and GPT-5, and ranks 3rd on VoxelBench.
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RT @BrianRoemmele: Kimi K3 is a gut punch to Anthropic. Its over. A 2.8T open-weight-bound Chinese...x.com
Chinese AI Sensation Moonshot’s Gamble on Big Models Pays Offbloomberg.com
Moonshot is Chinese But Its AI Models Are From Another Planetthealgorithmicbridge.com
[AINews] not much happened todaylatent.space
Quoting Kimi K3simonwillison.net
AI #177 Part 2: Wish You Were Herethezvi.substack.com
Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveils Kimi model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropiccnbc.com