Kimi-K3 Could Spark a Price War
scaling01 · x · 2026-07-15
The author expresses high anticipation for Kimi-K3, believing it could be exceptionally powerful.
They speculate that if Kimi-K3 performs well enough, it could force Anthropic and OpenAI to cut prices or release stronger models, potentially ending their strategy of holding back mid-to-low-tier models. The author also believes Kimi-K3 might already be capable of covering 99% of programming scenarios.
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