The timing is what makes it interesting. Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 on July 16. Independent evaluators put it third on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index, only behind...

Outperforming all rivals except the most powerful, Moonshot’s K3 proves open models can compete with closed ones for high-value tasks.

The latest AI model out of China is causing another meltdown in Silicon Valley, highlighting the divide over the right way to run the AI race.

Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8 should come as no surprise.