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China's Moonshot AI Drops the World's Largest Open-Source AI Model — and It Rivals US Giants
VentureBeat·Friday, 17 July 2026
Beijing-based Moonshot AI, backed by Alibaba, released Kimi K3 — a 2.8-trillion-parameter model it claims is the largest open-source AI model ever built. Benchmarks show it performs on par with top proprietary systems from Anthropic and other leading US AI labs.
Why It Matters
Open-source AI models can be freely used and modified by developers and companies anywhere, including in India. A model this powerful being freely available could dramatically accelerate AI adoption across industries.
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