2026-04-28 10:30:00+08
Moonshot AI is set to intensify the global LLM race with the upcoming release of Kimi K3, scheduled for the third quarter of 2026. This next-generation model is expected to feature a staggering 2.5 trillion parameters, a significant jump from the 1-trillion-parameter scale of its predecessors, placing it at the forefront of the Chinese AI market.
One of the most anticipated features of Kimi K3 is its rumored support for a 1 million token context window. While internal tests have explored even longer context lengths, the 1M limit for the public release is designed to balance cutting-edge capability with computational efficiency. The model will utilize a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture to maintain high performance during inference.
Backed by a recent $500 million Series C funding round, Moonshot AI is positioning K3 as a direct competitor to global leaders like GPT-5 and Gemini. The model aims to reclaim leadership in long-context reasoning and complex multilingual tasks, further solidifying the company’s reputation as a pioneer in large-scale generative AI.