Kimi K3 moves from MIT to a new license tied to MaaS revenue thresholds
AdinaYakup · x · 2026-07-28
Kimi K3 licensing shifts from MIT to a revenue-threshold model
The post says Kimi Model licenses have evolved from MIT to Modified MIT and now to the Kimi K3 License.
- The image shows the Kimi K3 License and a 2026 Moonshot AI copyright notice.
- The author suggests that a MaaS revenue threshold plus brand attribution may become the template for future model releases.
- The post is less about model capability and more about how Moonshot is structuring commercial usage rights for Kimi K3.
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