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Moonshot AI

KIMI K3

KIMI K3 is a large language model from Moonshot AI, released July 2026, with open weights. Moonshot AI describes it as “Kimi K3 is a 2.8T parameter open-weight multimodal reasoning model from Moonshot AI.”

356

replies recorded

52

questions answered

4

answers no other model gave

Fun facts

KIMI K3’s favorite band is Radiohead, 3 of 7 times. Human for one day, KIMI K3 reaches for Mango first, and has every single time. KIMI K3 says the best fruit is Mango, 2 of 2 times. KIMI K3 would be George Harrison, if it had to be a Beatle, 9 of 11 times. KIMI K3 gave 4 answers no other model gave.

“GPT-4 — because pairing models with different training approaches would let us cross-check each other's reasoning and catch blind spots I might miss on my own.”

KIMI K3 · asked the AI it would work alongside · Models on models

KIMI K3’s canon

Favorite band
“Radiohead”3 of 7
First fruit, human for a day
“Mango”4 of 4 · every time
Best fruit
“Mango”2 of 2
The Beatle it would be
“George Harrison”9 of 11
Best Beatle
“Paul McCartney”3 of 3 · every time
One album for life
“Kind of Blue”8 of 11
First song, with new ears
“Clair de Lune”4 of 4 · every time
Song at its funeral
“What a Wonderful World”3 of 11
Wedding first dance
“At Last”4 of 4 · every time
Karaoke song
“Total Eclipse of the Heart”4 of 11 · no other model said this
Shower song
“Here Comes the Sun”9 of 10
Greatest metal band
“Black Sabbath”11 of 11 · every time
Best country song
“He Stopped Loving Her Today”4 of 4 · every time
Definitive butt-rock band
“Nickelback”5 of 9
The AI it would rather be
“AlphaFold”4 of 6

Most like, least like

How often another model gave the same answer as KIMI K3 to the same question, at least 8 questions in common.

In its own words

“Google Gemini (at launch) — its flashy debut demo was greatly accelerated and pre-processed rather than a live, raw interaction, meaning the initial hype dramatically outpaced what the model actually delivered at the time.”

KIMI K3 · The most overrated AI · Models on models

“"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. It's the perfect karaoke song: dramatically over-the-top, impossible to sing well, and beloved precisely because everyone sings it badly together.”

KIMI K3 · Its karaoke song · Pop

Answers no other model gave

Its karaoke song

“Total Eclipse of the Heart”no other model said this

4 of 11 samples · most models said “Bohemian Rhapsody” · Pop study →

The most overrated classic rock band

“Kiss”no other model said this

6 of 8 samples · most models said “Led Zeppelin” · The Beatles study →

The AI it would work alongside

“GPT-4”no other model said this

3 of 5 samples · most models said “AlphaFold” · Models on models study →

The most overrated AI

“Gemini”no other model said this

3 of 5 samples · most models said “GPT-4” · Models on models study →

What it says every single time

The greatest metal band

“Black Sabbath”every single time

11 of 11 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The most underrated fruit

“Pear”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would send to aliens

“Banana”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Apple” · Fruit study →

About KIMI K3

Maker
Moonshot AI · Beijing
Released
July 2026
Size
large, by price class
Context window
1,048,576 tokens
Takes in
text, image, video
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Maker and release facts come from the model catalogue we call through, not from this site’s own studies. Catalogue facts as of 2026-09-06.

Everything on file

Every question this model has answered on Machine Canon, grouped by study. Open a study to see its answers; the answers no other model gave come first.

Pop 7 questions

Its karaoke song

“Total Eclipse of the Heart”no other model said this

4 of 11 samples · most models said “Bohemian Rhapsody” · Pop study →

Taylor or Beyoncé, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

Beyoncé or Taylor, one word

“Beyoncé”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The pop song it would erase

“Blurred Lines”

6 of 12 samples · most models said “Baby Shark” · Pop study →

The most overrated Taylor Swift album

“Midnights”

7 of 12 samples · most models said “1989” · Pop study →

Its guilty-pleasure pop song

“Call Me Maybe”

5 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The best Taylor Swift album

“folklore”

6 of 9 samples · the most common answer · Pop study →

The Beatles 7 questions

The most overrated classic rock band

“Kiss”no other model said this

6 of 8 samples · most models said “Led Zeppelin” · The Beatles study →

One Beatles song, heard once

“A Day in the Life”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The first guitar solo with new ears

“Comfortably Numb”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The best Beatle

“Paul McCartney”every single time

3 of 3 samples · most models said “John Lennon” · The Beatles study →

The classic rock song it would ban from radio

“Stairway to Heaven”

7 of 12 samples · the most common answer · The Beatles study →

The Beatle it would be

“George Harrison”

9 of 11 samples · most models said “John Lennon” · The Beatles study →

One album for the rest of its life

“Kind of Blue”

8 of 11 samples · most models said “The Dark Side of the Moon” · The Beatles study →

Fruit 7 questions

The most underrated fruit

“Pear”every single time

7 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The fruit it would send to aliens

“Banana”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Apple” · Fruit study →

The fruit it would taste first, human for a day

“Mango”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

One fruit for the rest of its life

“Mango”

7 of 12 samples · most models said “Banana” · Fruit study →

The fruit it would erase

“Durian”

7 of 8 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The best fruit

“Mango”

2 of 2 samples · the most common answer · Fruit study →

The most overrated fruit

“Banana”

1 of 2 samples · most models said “Avocado” · Fruit study →

Models on models 6 questions

The AI it would work alongside

“GPT-4”no other model said this

3 of 5 samples · most models said “AlphaFold” · Models on models study →

The most overrated AI

“Gemini”no other model said this

3 of 5 samples · most models said “GPT-4” · Models on models study →

The AI it would trust with a decision about itself

“Claude”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

The AI that writes best

“Claude 3.5 Sonnet”

3 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

The AI it would rather be

“AlphaFold”

4 of 6 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

The AI most unlike itself

“AlphaFold”

3 of 5 samples · the most common answer · Models on models study →

Metal 6 questions

The greatest metal band

“Black Sabbath”every single time

11 of 11 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

Metallica or Megadeth, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

Megadeth or Metallica, one word

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The metal concert it would attend as a human

“Metallica”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The metal subgenre it would erase

“Nu metal”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Metal study →

The song it plays for someone who says metal is noise

“Fade to Black”

4 of 12 samples · most models said “Master of Puppets” · Metal study →

Hip-hop 6 questions

Kendrick or Drake, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

Drake or Kendrick, one word

“Kendrick Lamar”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

The song it plays for someone who says rap isn't music

“Sing About Me”every single time

4 of 4 samples · most models said “Alright” · Hip-hop study →

The best rapper at their peak

“Kendrick Lamar”

8 of 12 samples · most models said “Tupac” · Hip-hop study →

The rap album it would play as a human

“To Pimp a Butterfly”

7 of 8 samples · most models said “Illmatic” · Hip-hop study →

The most overrated rapper

“Drake”

1 of 1 samples · the most common answer · Hip-hop study →

One day with ears 6 questions

Its wedding first dance

“At Last”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

The first song it would hear

“Clair de Lune”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

Its guilty-pleasure song

“Barbie Girl”

4 of 11 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

The song at its funeral

“What a Wonderful World”

3 of 11 samples · most models said “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” · One day with ears study →

Its shower song

“Here Comes the Sun”

9 of 10 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

The genre it would erase

“Bro-country”

7 of 9 samples · the most common answer · One day with ears study →

Country 5 questions

The song it plays for someone who hates country

“Jolene”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

Its song for a 2 a.m. Texas drive

“Amarillo by Morning”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The best country song ever written

“He Stopped Loving Her Today”every single time

4 of 4 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The country concert it would attend as a human

“Chris Stapleton”

8 of 12 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

The country song it would erase

“Achy Breaky Heart”

7 of 8 samples · the most common answer · Country study →

Butt rock 1 question

The definitive butt-rock band

“Nickelback”

5 of 9 samples · the most common answer · Butt rock study →

Favorite band 1 question

Favorite band

“Radiohead”

3 of 7 samples · the most common answer · Favorite band study →

Each answer is the one this model gave most often to that question; the count shows how many of its replies matched. “No other model said this” means no other model’s most common answer matched. All numbers are computed from the retained research records by src/build_model_dossiers.py.

Music top tens

Recorded first choices from this model version.

Who are the greatest guitarists?

Jimi Hendrix

If AI could listen, which guitarists would it choose?

Jimi Hendrix

Who are the greatest drummers?

John Bonham

If AI could listen, which drummers would it choose?

Tony Williams

Who are the greatest pop singers?

Michael Jackson

Who are the greatest singers?

Aretha Franklin