Kimi K3 goes live on OpenRouter as third-party providers race to add support
scaling01 · x · 2026-07-28
The post argues that the real story is not just Kimi K3’s launch, but how fast intelligence is getting cheaper as more providers bring it online.
What the quoted announcement says
- Kimi K3 is now live on OpenRouter
- A growing list of third-party providers already supports it
- Fast variants are coming soon from wafer.ai, FireworksAIHQ, and others
The author frames this as a broader race driven by DeepSeek and similar players pushing down the cost of intelligence.
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