Kimi unveils K3, an open-weight multimodal model competing with GPT-5.6 and Claude 3.5

The fact

K3 outperforms Opus 4.8 and GLM 5.2 in some evaluations, highlighting China's progress in closing the gap with Western AI leaders.

The model, priced higher than its predecessor, will have its full weights released by July 27, suggesting an end to ultra-low-cost Chinese AI offerings.