Kimi K3 Open Weights Arrive Sunday: Self-Hosting Cuts China Data Risk the API Never Can

Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 (2.8T parameters, sparse MoE architecture) as open weights on 27 July 2026. The release allows teams to self-host inference and avoid sending prompts through Moonshot's API servers, which are subject to China's National Intelligence Law—a choice previously unavailable with API-only access.

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