Chinese Frontier Models Go Quiet: Kimi K3 at 92 Days, K3.1 and GLM-5.5 Rumored Soon
haider1 · x · 2026-10-17
An X post observes that Chinese frontier labs have been unusually quiet lately, backed by a release-timeline chart covering Jan 2025 to Oct 16, 2026:
- DeepSeek: flagship V4.1-Flash released Sep 10, now 36 days old, 23 total releases
- Kimi: K3 released Jul 16, exactly 92 days ago, 17 total releases
- GLM: 5.3 released Aug 14, 63 days ago, 21 total releases
- Qwen: 3.8-Flash-Next released Aug 26, 51 days ago, 49 total releases (fastest cadence)
Rumors suggest Kimi K3.1 and GLM 5.5 may launch soon.
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