LaunchAI ModelsJuly 16, 2026
Moonshot's Kimi K3 to close gap with Opus 4.8

Kimi K3 will have 2-3 trillion parameters, making it the largest open-weight model from China, and is expected to match or surpass Anthropic's Opus 4.8. Moonshot is also reportedly raising capital at a $31.5 billion valuation.
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