Moonshot's Kimi K3 AI challenges OpenAI and Anthropic models

Moonshot's Kimi K3 model has matched or exceeded OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude in key benchmarks, priced at half the cost of GPT-5.6 Sol, signalling that Chinese open-source AI models are now competitive with US closed-source systems despite US export restrictions on advanced chips.

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