Moonshot AI paused new subscriptions to its Kimi K3 model just days after launch, as surging demand strained its computing capacity amid heightened competition between Chinese and US AI developers.
Published on
20/07/2026 - 13:34 GMT+2
Chinese AI model Kimi K3 got too popular for its own good.
Just days after launch, Moonshot AI has had to pull the plug on new signups because so many people piled in to try it that the company ran out of computing power to cope.
The Beijing-based firm broke the news on X late on Sunday, admitting demand had "pushed close to the limits" of its systems in just 48 hours. The good news, if you already have an account: nothing changes for you.
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