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China's Moonshot AI Drops the World's Largest Open-Source AI Model โ€” And It Rivals GPT

VentureBeatยทSaturday, 18 July 2026
China's Moonshot AI Drops the World's Largest Open-Source AI Model โ€” And It Rivals GPT

Beijing-based Moonshot AI, backed by Alibaba, has 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 leading proprietary models from Anthropic and other top US labs. The model is now publicly available.

Why It Matters

Open-source models this powerful mean any startup or developer โ€” including in India โ€” can now access cutting-edge AI without paying for expensive proprietary APIs.

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