Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has stopped new subscriptions for its Kimi K3 model. This decision follows a sharp surge in user demand for the advanced AI. Additionally, Kimi K3 is attracting attention for its high-end coding performance as well as for offering this capability at a much lower cost than competitors.

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Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model paused new subscriptions after demand overwhelmed GPU capacity within 48 hours of its July 2026 launch.

People walk past the Moonshot booth promoting its Kimi K3 AI model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

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In a social media post, Kimi AI stated the surge in demand over the last 48 hours has pushed the company's current capacity close to its limits. Hence, to ensure a stable…

Moonshot AI has temporarily suspended new consumer subscriptions for Kimi after demand for its newly launched Kimi K3 model exceeded expectations and

The Chinese AI startup said it saw massive demand over the last two days and had to pause new subscriptions to reduce strain on its GPUs.

Chinese start-up pauses Kimi K3 subscriptions due to surging demand and compute shortages, highlighting the country’s AI chip challenges.

Moonshot has temporarily stopped selling new subscriptions for its Kimi K3 model as demand nearly maxed out its GPU capacity within 48 hours. The company plans to split its…

SHANGHAI: Chinese startup Moonshot AI has temporarily paused new subscriptions after demand for its newly launched Kimi K3 model strained capacity, a bottleneck that comes as the…