Kimi is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot and series of large language models developed by Chinese company Moonshot AI. Its first version, released in 2023, was known for supporting up to 128,000 tokens of context. The company released the open-weights Kimi K2 in July 2025, and Kimi K3 in July 2026.
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Sep 3, 2026
Center
The AI model's creator, Moonshot AI, filed for a Hong Kong IPO to fund expansion.
Pragmatists see this as a marker of China's AI industry growth seeking capital markets, balancing innovation with regulatory oversight.
Jul 23, 2026
Lean Right
China's latest frontier AI model launch, cited in the debate on open vs closed AI.
Market Liberals see Kimi K3 as a product of state-directed innovation, warning that closed U.S. approaches hand China the advantage.