Moonshot AI has suspended new subscriptions for Kimi K3 shortly after releasing the open-weight model, saying demand has outstripped its available compute capacity. The startup had introduced Kimi K3 as a model that can compete with leading systems from OpenAI and Anthropic at a lower cost, while also converting compute into AI capability more efficiently. The launch quickly drew heavy attention across China’s internet. On Weibo, Kimi K3-related topics climbed the trending charts, with discussion focused on whether open-weight models can challenge proprietary systems built by U.S. companies and what the release says about shifting compute demand in China’s AI sector. Separate threads also compared Kimi K3 with Anthropic’s Claude. Elon Musk added to the discussion by saying xAI’s next-generation Grok 4.6 had entered the final stage of preliminary training, and that a 2 trillion-parameter version could surpass Kimi. Moonshot AI’s official Weibo account later replied, “Welcome to the 2 Trillion+ Club.”
Moonshot AI has paused new subscriptions for Kimi K3 after demand for the newly released model exceeded the company’s compute capacity.
The AI startup recently launched Kimi K3 as an open-weight model and said it can compete with leading systems from OpenAI and Anthropic at a lower cost. The company also said the model can turn compute into AI capability more efficiently.
After the launch, discussion around Kimi K3 spread widely across China’s internet. On Weibo, related topics at one point rose to the trending list. Much of the discussion centered on whether open-weight models can challenge proprietary systems from U.S. companies, as well as how compute demand in China’s AI industry may be changing.
Other discussion focused on comparisons between Kimi K3 and Anthropic Claude. Elon Musk also said the preliminary training of xAI’s next-generation Grok 4.6 model has entered its final stage, adding that a 2 trillion-parameter version could surpass Kimi. Moonshot AI’s official Weibo account later responded: "Welcome to the 2 Trillion+ Club."
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