Kimi K3

Kimi K3 is an open-weight language model from Moonshot AI, released in July 2026.

Developer: Moonshot AI
Released: July 2026
Total parameters: 2.8T
Active parameters per token: 104B
Architecture: MoE
Context window: 1M
Input: Text, image
License: Kimi K3 License
Commercial use: Yes, with conditions
Hugging Face repository: huggingface.co
Checked on: September 29, 2026

Kimi K3 is a mixture-of-experts model with 2.8T total parameters, of which 104B are active for each token. Moonshot AI lists a context window of 1,048,576 tokens. The model accepts text and image input.

The weights are released under the Kimi K3 License. Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Model-as-a-service operators with group revenue above US$20 million over 12 months need a separate agreement with Moonshot AI. Products with more than 100 million monthly active users or more than US$20 million in monthly revenue must display “Kimi K3”. Internal use is exempt.

Total parameters, billions: 2,800B
Active parameters, billions: 104B
Context window, tokens: 1.05M
License type: Custom license
License conditions: Model-as-a-service operators with group revenue above US$20 million over 12 months need a separate agreement with Moonshot AI. Products with more than 100 million monthly active users or more than US$20 million in monthly revenue must display "Kimi K3". Internal use is exempt.
Weights precision: MXFP4
License text: huggingface.co
Sources: Page URL
Hugging Face model card https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3/raw/main/README.md
License text on Hugging Face https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3/raw/main/LICENSE
kimi.com announcement https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3

Page	URL
Hugging Face model card	https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3/raw/main/README.md
License text on Hugging Face	https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3/raw/main/LICENSE
kimi.com announcement	https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3

Questions

What license does Kimi K3 use?

The weights are released under the Kimi K3 License, a custom license that allows commercial use with conditions.

Can I use Kimi K3 commercially?

Yes, with conditions. Model-as-a-service operators with group revenue above US$20 million over 12 months need a separate agreement with Moonshot AI, and products with more than 100 million monthly active users or more than US$20 million in monthly revenue must display “Kimi K3”. Internal use is exempt.

How much memory does Kimi K3 need?

Kimi K3 has 2.8T total parameters, published in MXFP4, and all of them must be loaded. As a rough guide, a model takes a little over 0.5 GB per billion parameters in 4-bit, before the context cache; the memory calculator checks which setups fit.

How many parameters does Kimi K3 have?

2.8T in total, of which 104B are active for each token, with a context window of 1,048,576 tokens.

Sources

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