FrontierThe story, in brief
Moonshot’s upcoming Kimi 3 is expected to close the gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4.8
China's largest open model incoming. Moonshot's Kimi 3 (2-3T params) is gunning for Anthropic's Opus 4.8 performance.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
Moonshot is positioning Kimi 3 as a direct competitive answer to closed-model leaders, signaling accelerating capability convergence in the open-source frontier and China's AI race intensifying.
The key facts
5 to knowKimi K3 parameter count: 2-3 trillion
Positioned as largest open AI model from China
Expected to compete with Anthropic's Opus 4.8
Source: Financial Times via TechCrunch
Published July 16, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: The FT reports Kimi K3 will be the largest open AI model from China, with a parameter count between 2 trillion and 3 trillion.