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Moonshot AI Releases 2.8-Trillion-Parameter Kimi K3, an Open-Weight Model Challenging Top U.S. Systems

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Moonshot AI, the Beijing-based startup backed by Alibaba, has released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model that ranks among the largest ever made public and rivals leading U.S. systems on several practical benchmarks. The model went live via API on July 16, 2026, at platform.kimi.ai, with full model weights scheduled to follow on July 27, according to reporting on the launch.

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