Kimi's open model K3 nears GPT-5.6 Sol and Fable 5 while signaling the end of super cheap Chinese AI

Chinese AI startup Moonshot is preparing to release Kimi 3, a large-scale model featuring an estimated parameter count of 2 to 3 trillion. This release aims to narrow the performance gap between Chinese domestic AI and leading international models like Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Opus. By significantly scaling its architecture, Moonshot intends to strengthen its competitive standing in the global high-end AI market, marking a major technical push for China's developer ecosystem.