Kimi K3
Kimi K3 launched with native vision and a one-million-token context window. Hosted access came first, with model weights scheduled afterward.
For buildersTest a large-repository coding task with screenshots and written requirements together.
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Moonshot AI model releases
Moonshot AI model announcements from July 2025 to July 2026, newest first. Compare what changed and follow the official sources.
Latest releases
Dates refer to the linked announcement or release milestone. Previews are labeled in the entries; historical availability and pricing may have changed.
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Kimi K2.6
Moonshot released an updated open model focused on coding and sustained agent workflows.
For buildersEvaluate changes spanning multiple files rather than judging only single code snippets.
Kimi K2.5
Kimi K2.5 combined visual understanding, coding, and agent capabilities.
For buildersTry translating a screenshot into a working interface and reviewing the result visually.
Kimi K2 Thinking
Moonshot introduced a thinking model designed for reasoning with repeated tool use.
For buildersTest multi-step research tasks that require gathering and reconciling information.
Kimi K2 0905
An updated Kimi K2 improved agentic coding and expanded its context window to 256K.
For buildersUse a multi-file app change to assess whether longer context translates into better implementation.
Kimi K2
Moonshot released open-weight mixture-of-experts models focused on knowledge, coding, and agentic tool use.
For buildersEvaluate how a model chooses and sequences tools, as well as the final answer.