Kimi K3
#101 in Frontier LLMsKimi · 4× · last seen Jul 19, 2026
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Kimi K3 is a frontier language model developed by Moonshot AI (Kimi) with 2.8 trillion parameters, operating as a Mixture-of-Experts architecture (896 experts, 16 active per Token). Released on July 16, 2026, it offers a 1-million-Token context window and native multimodal (visual) processing. The model is available via Kimi.com, Kimi Work, Kimi Code, and the Kimi API; full Open Source weights are scheduled for release under a Modified MIT license by July 27, 2026. Independent Benchmark tests (Artificial Analysis) rank K3 fourth among all evaluated models with an Intelligence Index Score of 57.
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Features
| Key Benchmark (%) | 57 points on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 (4th of 189 models) |
| Context Window (Tokens) | 1,048,576 tokens (1M), tiered depending on plan/access |
| License | Modified MIT License (open weights planned from July 27, 2026) |
| Multimodality | Native visual understanding (text and image input, text output) |
| Platform | Available on Kimi.com, Kimi Work, Kimi Code, and the Kimi API (model ID: kimi-k3) |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $3.00 input (cache miss) / $0.30 input (cache hit) / $15.00 output |
| Release Date | July 16, 2026 (public launch); full open weights planned for July 27, 2026 |