China's Moonshot AI has paused new subscriptions for its Kimi K3 model after a sharp demand surge pushed operational capacity to its limits, ensuring stability for current users.
Kimi K3 is a 2.8 trillion-parameter model
Jul 20, 2026
09:58 am
What's the storyChinese start-up Moonshot AI has announced a temporary halt on new subscriptions for its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Kimi K3.
The decision comes in light of an unprecedented spike in demand over the last 48 hours.
Kimi K3: China's Moonshot AI pauses new Kimi K3 subscriptions amid surge in demand - The Economic Times
ETtech Explainer: Why Moonshot AI paused Kimi K3 subscriptions within days - The Economic Times
Kimi K3 developer suspends new subscriptions amid compute constraints - The Korea Times
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