Moonshot's Open-Source Push Earns DeepSeek-Level Acclaim; Insider Post Reveals Kimi K2 Strategy

Moonshot has built reputation rivaling DeepSeek through successive releases from K2 to K3, with an attributed insider post explaining that open-sourcing Kimi K2 brought reputational gains, enforced technical honesty, and led to halting K2 advertising.

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