Kimi K3’s 2.8T parameters imply heavy memory demand
firstadopter · x · 2026-07-20
Bloomberg says Kimi K3 needs a lot of memory because of its 2.8T parameters.
The attached timeline image places Kimi K3 in a broader open-weight model comparison, listing its release timing, total/active parameters, sparsity ratio, and intelligence index alongside other models.
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