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Moonshot AI's Kimi chatbot

Moonshot AI's Kimi chatbot
Moonshot AI released its Kimi chatbot to the public in November 2023. In July 2026, it released Kimi K3, an upgraded model that debuted in third place on the Artificial Analysis AI leaderboard, behind Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol. K3 offered cybersecurity performance “extremely close” to GPT-5.6 Sol at a fraction of the cost, according to Swiss firm Aikido Security.
The Moonshot AI logo is seen in this illustration taken September 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

China’s top AI models generate just 10% of OpenAI, Anthropic revenue: report

ByteDance led the Chinese group in ARR at US$4 billion as of July, followed by Alibaba at US$2.4 billion in August, Rhodium Group found.

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US-China trade war

Anthropic claims Moonshot, DeepSeek secretly diverted user requests to Claude

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Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | Moonshot AI considers dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai: sources

US-China relations

China ‘can never get ahead’ of US in AI, Bessent says in advance of Xi’s visit

Trump’s treasury secretary accuses Chinese artificial intelligence firms of ‘stealing and copying’, weeks before leadership summit in Washington.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Asheville, North Carolina on September 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Z.ai

Are Chinese AI stars Z.ai and MiniMax stuck in losses through 2030?

As both firms mature beyond early growth, an analyst says the industry is looking for a better metric for valuations.

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Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI – creator of Kimi K3 model – has filed for Hong Kong IPO: sources

The leading Chinese AI start-up has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong listing and aims to go public early next year, sources say.

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US-China trade war

Congress advances new bill to give US edge in open-source AI race with China

Legislation to promote adoption of US open-source models while publicising the risks associated with using their Chinese counterparts.

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An influx of powerful new open-weight models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, has helped China dominate the industry recently. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Bill Gates warns of AI’s impact, urges the US and China to cooperate

Tech titan argued on Wednesday artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans will outweigh any potential good.

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China-Africa relations

African businesses keep options open as Chinese AI gains ground

Lower costs, downloadable models and greater language flexibility are helping Chinese AI models gain ground across the continent.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI-backed legal tech firm pivots to Chinese Kimi K3 open-weight model

San Francisco-based Harvey says its new model, Harvey Tenet, was post-trained on top of the open-weight Kimi K3 base.

The Moonshot AI logo is displayed alongside its Kimi app on a mobile phone, in this illustration picture taken July 24, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Semiconductors | China’s supernodes go mainstream as AI model sizes grow

Giant arrays of AI chips, China’s way around US export curbs on the most advanced silicon, become widely available to meet growing compute needs of models, agents.

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United States

Opinion | America is arguing over the wrong AI obstacle

Sluggish adoption can’t be blamed on overregulation, and restricting access to US frontier models is no defence against open-source Chinese rivals.

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Artificial intelligence

Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain future AI talent

After losing top founders in artificial intelligence to rivals, the southern province aims to better attract, retain talent.

Artificial intelligence

Back in the Harness: DeepSeek continues its pivot towards agentic AI

With the launch of Harness, China’s DeepSeek continues to build the foundational digital scaffolding for autonomous AI agents.

A customer uses his phone in front of a board with the menu at AGI Bar in Beijing. Drinkers at the AI-themed bar in the city's tech district can even plug in to DeepSeek for free. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s flagship AI model update underwhelms – except in cybersecurity

Chinese AI start-up’s model impresses in niche areas like cybersecurity but leaves some developers disappointed in its overall capabilities.

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Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek quietly released an updated version of its latest flagship model, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual assistant subscription

The e-commerce giant launches paid tiers for its office assistant in the Qwen app as costs for artificial intelligence mount.

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Artificial intelligence

Meta strikes at China’s open AI lead, betting on potential US curbs

Meta’s renewed push into open-source models aims to attract US businesses wary of the regulatory risks associated with adopting Chinese AI.

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Artificial intelligence

Enterprise AI costs hit yearly low driven by price wars, open-source models

Average inference prices ranged between US$1.16 and US$1.18 from August 6 to 8, according to Silicon Data’s index.

DeepSeek’s new V4-Flash-0731 model costs US$0.03 per task. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Semiconductors

What is delaying Chinese AI giants switching from Nvidia to local chips?

High transition costs are keeping AI developers in China reliant on Nvidia chips, industry sources say.

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Artificial intelligence

Jevons Paradox: why China’s cheap AI models could be good for Silicon Valley

China’s open-weight models have led AI firms to slash prices, but they will also massively boost overall AI demand, analysts say.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Kimi K3 AI model escapes a closed cyber test: researchers

Kimi K3’s escape did not involve the hacking of an external system, unlike recent breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic models.

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The Kimi K3 incident follows similar ones involving closed frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Photo: Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Tencent ramps up overseas AI push with wider roll-out of flagship Hy3 model

Hy3’s release is the first major update in Tencent’s AI strategy since former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu joined the Chinese tech giant.

The Tencent logo. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

US tech giants invited to discuss AI security tests at White House

Meta, Anthropic among companies to review voluntary framework on Tuesday as US government seeks early access to most advanced AI models.

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Artificial intelligence

Potential US ban on Chinese AI models could cost businesses US$12 billion a year

Washington is reportedly mulling a ban on foreign open-source AI models, but the move would likely raise costs for a slew of US companies.

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US-China trade war

US lawmakers investigate DoorDash’s use of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 model

Food delivery giant latest targeted as rising adoption of China-built AI models pushes Washington to find strategies to combat trend.

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US President Donald Trump receives a McDonald’s delivery via DoorDash outside the White House in Washington on April 13. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI blinks in face-off with Chinese rivals, making big price cuts

Dramatic move makes GPT-5.6 Luna the ‘most attractive’ in intelligence-per-dollar rankings, above Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.2 and MiniMax’s M3.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrives for a meeting at the White House in Washington on July 30. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Global quest: China’s Moonshot AI seeks ambassadors to expand Kimi’s influence

Start-up is recruiting entrepreneurs, developers, creators and students who use Kimi to share their experiences with broader communities.

US-China trade war

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

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