Kimi K3 Adds Three Tiers of Reasoning Effort
testingcatalog · x · 2026-07-18
Kimi K3 now offers 3 levels of reasoning effort on both the Kimi web and mobile platforms: Standard / High / Max.
The screenshot also reveals a new K3 doodle and the model selection interface. The original post emphasizes that K3 is currently Kimi's most powerful model, though it consumes quotas faster than K2.6.
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