Moonshot’s Upcoming Kimi 3 Aims to Narrow Gap with Anthropic’s Opus 4.8

Jul 16, 2026

Moonshot's Kimi K3 is expected to be the largest open AI model from China, with a parameter count between 2 trillion and 3 trillion. The model is anticipated to narrow the performance gap with Anthropic's Opus 4.8, according to recent reports.

Why it matters: This development highlights China's efforts to compete with leading Western AI models in the open-source domain.