Recently, the Kimi K2 Thinking model has successfully integrated with Perplexity, a globally renowned AI search application, becoming the only domestic model to join the platform. This integration marks further recognition of domestic AI technology on the international stage, and it was added alongside OpenAI's newly released GPT-5.1 model, highlighting the strong competitiveness of domestic models.

Since its establishment in 2022, Perplexity has rapidly risen to become the AI search application with the highest global valuation. It pioneered a "answer engine" that changes the way users access information through conversational interactions, providing instant answers based on the latest web information along with clear sources of reference. This has attracted over 30 million monthly active users, with annual recurring revenue (ARR) approaching $200 million, and its valuation has exceeded $20 billion.

Kimi K2 is the latest open-source mixture-of-experts large model launched by Moonshot AI. It has a total of 1 trillion parameters, with 32 billion activated parameters, and it has been optimized using the MuonClip optimizer on the basis of 15.5. After integrating with Perplexity, the Kimi K2 series models have been adopted by multiple AI applications such as Cherry Studio, Cline, CoStrict, and Cursor, demonstrating their wide applicability and strong performance across various scenarios.

This collaboration not only enhances the market competitiveness of Kimi K2 but also provides users with more efficient ways to access information, further promoting the development of domestic AI technology. In the future, Kimi K2 is expected to have a greater impact in the international market and offer users more convenient intelligent services.

Key Points:   

🌟 The Kimi K2 Thinking model has successfully integrated with Perplexity, becoming the only domestic model.   

📈 Perplexity has attracted 30 million users in just two years, with a valuation exceeding $20 billion.   

🚀 Kimi K2 is the latest open-source mixture-of-experts large model, with great potential for application.