The FT reports Kimi K3 will be the largest open AI model from China, with a parameter count between 2 trillion and 3 trillion.
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7:26 AM PDT · July 16, 2026
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The latest iteration of Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI’s Kimi model series is expected to perform at par with or even surpass Anthropic’s Opus 4.8, Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources.
Chinese start-up Moonshot AI’s new Kimi K3 boasts a performance close to OpenAI and Anthropic’s latest models.
Beijing-based start-up reportedly plans Kimi K3 release in coming days, with open model set to surpass performance of Anthropic's…
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model packs 2.8 trillion parameters and challenges OpenAI and Anthropic, sending ripples through AI stocks…
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-source AI model from China that rivals OpenAI, Anthropic and other…
“K3 stands as Moonshot AI's most powerful open-source coding model to date,” Moonshot AI wrote in a press release.
Moonshot AI says its 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 is the largest open-weight model yet, closing on US frontier labs. Weights…
Moonshot AI claims Kimi K3 can rival OpenAI and Anthropic, and markets are paying attention
