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Moonshot releases Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weights model

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Source: Pure AI

Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model, with full weights scheduled for 27 July and API pricing of $3 and $15 per million input and output tokens. Artificial Analysis ranked it fourth of 189 models on its Intelligence Index, behind Claude Fable 5 and two GPT-5.6 Sol settings.

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The strongest open-weights model at release came from China, close behind the top US closed models on independent rankings.

When
15 Jul 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0174
Where
China
Who
Moonshot AI

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Pure AI. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0174: “Moonshot releases Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weights model.” wheresthe.ai, 15 Jul 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/cn-moonshot-kimi-k3-release-2026-07/ (source: Pure AI).

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