LaunchAI ModelsJuly 16, 2026
Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3: 2.8T-parameter open-weight model

The Chinese lab's Kimi K3 packs 2.8 trillion parameters and a 1 million-token context, with Kimi Delta Attention enabling up to 6.3x faster decoding. Benchmarks show it competitive with frontier models like Claude Fable 5, scoring 57 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index comparable to Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.
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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
Moonshot is Chinese But Its AI Models Are From Another Planetthealgorithmicbridge.com
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Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveils Kimi model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropiccnbc.com
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