Kimi Releases K3 Model
ZabihullahAtal · x · 2026-07-17
Kimi officially launched Kimi K3, positioning it as an "Open Frontier Intelligence."
- Scale & Capabilities: 2.8 trillion parameters, 1 million context length, natively multimodal.
- Inference & Training Efficiency: Kimi Delta Attention reportedly boosts decoding speed for million-token contexts by up to 6.3x; Attention Residuals improve training efficiency by roughly 25% with less than 2% additional cost.
- Use Cases: Tailored for long-chain agentic coding and self-evolving workflows.
- Availability: Now live on Kimi Web, Kimi Work, Kimi Code, and Kimi API; open weights scheduled for release on 2026-07-27.
Related event: Kimi K3 Triggers a Reassessment of Chinese Frontier AI(94 posts)→
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