Technology16 Jul 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Moonshot’s upcoming Kimi 3 is expected to close the gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4…

The latest iteration of Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI’s Kimi model series is expected to perform at par with or even surpass Anthropic’s Opus 4.8, the Finan…

The latest iteration of Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI’s Kimi model series is expected to perform at par with or even surpass Anthropic’s Opus 4.8, the Financial Times reported , citing anonymous sources. Moonshot’s Kimi K2 models have been received well in the open-source AI market, ranking high on benchmarks and demonstrating capabilities that aren’t too far behind the latest frontier models. The company’s upcoming release, called Kimi K3, is said to take this one step fur…

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