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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.
People visit Moonshot AI’s booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 17. Photo: AP
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

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Artificial intelligence

Moonshot’s Kimi K3 triggers debate over US bans on Chinese open source models

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Artificial intelligence

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

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Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks at an AI conference in San Francisco last year. Amodei is urging Washington to tighten chip export bans and clamp down on Chinese "distillation". Photo: Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Exclusive | Chinese AI developers may shift to ‘paid weights’: Goldman Sachs

As use of Chinese artificial intelligence soars, companies will look to boost revenue capture, says bank’s head of Asia internet research.

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Moonshot, DeepSeek and chips: a guide to Tencent’s growing AI empire

A look at some of the key companies in Tencent’s growing AI portfolio, from model makers to chip designers.

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Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

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Nvidia was one of the giant US tech companies to sign an open letter urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight models. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China’s Kimi K3 well behind US rivals in cyberattack ability, study shows

Kimi K3’s overall score of 32.2 per cent compares with top, unnamed US models that average 76.2 per cent.

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US-China trade war

More Americans think China is world leader in AI, new survey reveals

Findings come as AI race between Washington and Beijing ramps up and with technology high on agenda at planned Trump-Xi summit in September.

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Artificial intelligence

AI experts blast US claims of ‘IP theft’ by Moonshot’s Kimi K3

Researchers point to the lack of evidence for any distillation claims, while some highlight Kimi K3’s technical innovations.

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A Kimi logo is pictured at the Moonshot AI booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. Photo: AFP
US-China trade war

Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic

Michael Kratsios alleges Beijing-based company targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale ‘distillation’.

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The Trump administration claims that outputs from Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, have been incorporated into Moonshot AI's new Kimi K3 model. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China’s Moonshot AI accelerates fundraising push ahead of planned IPO: source

Per a source, the company closes fundraising round at US$30 billion valuation, as it signals it may go public in next six months.

US-China trade war

As US-Chinese AI model gap narrows, what next for Washington?

China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads.

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Artificial intelligence

Another ‘DeepSeek moment’? What China’s Kimi K3 means for the global AI industry

The new model from Moonshot AI has revived doubts over Silicon Valley’s cost-heavy strategy, but analysts expect demand for compute to keep rising.

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Kimi K3 is an advanced chatbot developed by Moonshot AI, a Chinese technology company backed by Alibaba Group Holding. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

China’s Kimi K3 calls US safety curbs on top AI models into question

New model from Moonshot AI is ‘extremely close’ to OpenAI’s flagship after ‘very big jump’ in capabilities, researcher says.

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People walk past the Moonshot booth promoting its Kimi K3 AI model during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 17. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Why China’s open-weight AI model Kimi K3 is sparking anxiety in Silicon Valley

Analysts say Beijing-based start-up Moonshot’s 2.8 trillion-parameter large language model could narrow the gap with the US within ‘weeks’.

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Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 faces GPU crunch amid US-China tech rivalry

Chinese start-up pauses Kimi K3 subscriptions due to surging demand and compute shortages, highlighting the country’s AI chip challenges.

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Kimi developer Moonshot AI valued at US$20b as it navigates new IPO rules

Firm raised US$2 billion from investors including Meituan’s venture and China Mobile, taking total to US$3.9 billion in the last six months.

Moonshot AI, best known for its Kimi chatbot, saw its annual recurring revenue exceed US$200 million in April. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI targets US$12 billion valuation as revenue surges for Kimi models

The latest round was jointly led by existing investors including Alibaba, Tencent, Andon and 5Y Capital, according to a source.

US-China tech war

Kimi developer Moonshot shows China’s growing AI depth: US government report

Washington’s evaluation highlights an increasing number of Chinese companies developing world-leading open-weight AI models, not just DeepSeek.

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI’s Kimi chatbot offers ‘agent mode’ for creating websites, slides

The feature is available on Kimi’s official website for international users but remains in beta testing for users in mainland China.

Moonshot AI has quickly become one of China’s most valuable AI start-ups. Photo: Shutterstock Images
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Alibaba’s Qwen3 and Moonshot’s Kimi-K2 storm into global AI rankings

Qwen3-max-preview and Kimi-K2-0905 debut in sixth and seventh place, respectively, in the latest ‘text-arena’ ranking by LMArena.

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Alibaba’s Qwen logo seen next to a humanoid robot. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI’s updated Kimi model offers expanded context window, improved coding

Moonshot AI has quickly become one of China’s most valuable AI start-ups with a valuation of US$3.3 billion following its latest funding round.

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot’s Kimi K2 soars in popularity amid experts’ praise for Chinese AI

Downloads of the model double in a few days, an analyst says gap between open-source AI development in China and the US is ‘getting wider’.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese unicorn Moonshot launches AI model Kimi K2 in red-hot open-source market

Kimi K2 reflects a broader trend in the AI sector towards open-source development to improve efficiency and gain wider product adoption.

With its open-sourced Kimi K2 model, Moonshot is looking to gain fresh attention in the global AI market. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI updates Kimi chatbot to offer capabilities akin to OpenAI o1

Kimi Chat Explore is touted by Moonshot AI as being able to ‘think and reflect’ in response to user queries.

Moonshot AI said its updated chatbot offers problem-solving capabilities similar to the advances shown by OpenAI o1. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI’s Kimi Chatbot offers paid service in bid to profit from mass users

Moonshot AI’s Kimi Chatbot has started charging fees in return for faster responses, joining a growing list of Chinese artificial intelligence companies testing the waters of profiting from mass users.

Artificial intelligence

Alibaba-backed Moonshot AI expands Chinese-character prompt for Kimi chatbot

Moonshot AI’s updated Kimi chatbot can handle up to 2 million Chinese characters in a single prompt, up from the previous 200,000 characters.

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