Kimi (Moonshot AI)
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 — world's largest open-source model at 2.8T parameters with 128K context for long financial document analysis.
Kimi is Moonshot AI's open-source model family led by Kimi K3, released on July 17, 2026 — a 2.8 trillion parameter model billed as the world's largest open-source model, establishing China's leadership on open-weight scale ahead of Meta Llama and Mistral. Kimi's long-context specialist architecture makes it the strongest Chinese model for financial document analysis, processing entire annual reports, earnings call libraries, and regulatory filing archives in a single inference call. Kimi K2.6 ranked among China's top models on OpenCompass weekly benchmarks alongside DeepSeek-V4-Pro and Doubao-Seed-2.0-Pro in July 2026. The Apache 2.0 license enables free self-hosting for financial institutions.
Finance Strengths
Current Models
Model versions update frequently — visit provider website for latest releases.
| Model | Release Date | Context Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 | 2026-07-17 | 128K tokens | World's largest open-source model 2.8T params |
| Kimi K2.6 | 2026 | 128K tokens | Top Chinese model on OpenCompass July 2026 |
| Kimi K2 | 2025 | 128K tokens | Long-context financial document specialist |
Finance Use Cases
- Long financial document analysis at scale
- Annual report and 10-K filing deep analysis
- Financial research report synthesis
- Multi-document financial due diligence
- Complex financial reasoning and modeling
Pros
- ✓World's largest open-source model — Kimi K3 2.8T parameters
- ✓Long-context specialist for large financial documents
- ✓Kimi K2.6 ranked top Chinese model July 2026
Cons
- ✗Newer international presence than DeepSeek or Qwen
- ✗Limited multilingual compared to Qwen
- ✗Enterprise support less mature than Western providers
Technical Details
API Pricing
| Model | Input | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Free | Free | Apache 2.0 — open weights |
| Moonshot API | $0.60/MTok (K2.6) | $2.50/MTok | Managed API access |
Pricing changes frequently — verify current rates on provider website.