Rumors Heat Up Over Kimi K3 Release
DeryaTR_ · x · 2026-07-15
This post questions whether Kimi K3 is about to launch, citing external leaks claiming it could go live within hours.
Highlights from the cited leak include:
- K2.6 is already a highly capable agentic model and is open-weight;
- It supports 256K context, native vision, and massive tool usage during long conversations;
- It can coordinate hundreds of sub-agents;
- At current OpenRouter pricing, it reportedly costs about 7x less than Claude Opus;
- It has already processed 386B+ tokens via OpenRouter.
The leak also mentions that K3 isn't just a scaled-up K2.6; it will feature a new architecture tailored for long-horizon agent workflows, with enhanced coding and research capabilities.
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