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China's Moonshot AI Drops the World's Largest Open-Source AI Model

VentureBeatยทSunday, 19 July 2026
China's Moonshot AI Drops the World's Largest Open-Source AI Model

Beijing-based Moonshot AI, backed by Alibaba, released Kimi K3 โ€” a 2.8-trillion-parameter model it claims is now the largest open-source AI model in the world. Benchmarks show it performs on par with top proprietary systems from Anthropic and other leading US AI labs.

Why It Matters

Open-source models this powerful mean any developer anywhere โ€” including in India โ€” can build cutting-edge AI products without paying for expensive APIs. It shifts power away from a handful of US companies.

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