Kimi

Kimi is an AI chatbot developed by Moonshot AI, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup. The platform offers accessible AI through open-weight models, positioning itself within China's broader strategy to develop competitive alternatives to Western AI systems. Moonshot AI has achieved substantial commercial success, with reported revenue of $300 million and is preparing for a Hong Kong IPO.

Kimi is available in multiple specialized versions, including K3 for general-purpose use and K2.7-Code for programming and software development tasks. The platform has experienced strong user demand, with adoption occasionally exceeding the company's available GPU infrastructure. As part of China's open-weight AI strategy, Kimi represents the emerging plurality of capable AI systems available globally and exemplifies the increasingly distributed landscape of modern AI development.