Rumor: Kimi 3 to Match Opus 4.8
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-07-16
TechCrunch, citing an FT report, states that Moonshot is expected to launch Kimi 3 soon, aiming to match Anthropic's Opus 4.8.
The report also suggests that Kimi 3 could become one of China's largest open-source AI models, with its parameter count estimated to be between 2 trillion and 3 trillion.
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