China's new AI model halts new subscriptions as demand swamps capacity

Moonshot AI's new Kimi K3 model has suspended new subscriptions after demand overwhelmed compute capacity within 48 hours of launch, exposing infrastructure constraints as Chinese AI models gain competitive traction against US rivals.

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