Recently, a netizen revealed an amusing story on Xiaohongshu - the moon's dark side held a celebration and team-building event at a bar in Beijing last Friday, officially celebrating the high industry attention and market response after the official release of its Kimi K3 large model. In the footage and text that surfaced, the big screen displayed the team's subsequent product planning slogan: this generation of K3 is positioned as an expanded and upgraded version, while the next generation K4 will be refined to the ultimate level. An ambitious slogan "reach for the moon" was directly shouted on stage.
The co-founder and president of Moon's Dark Side, Zhang Yuting, was also present at this celebration. A netizen shared a small anecdote: he tried to add a staff member as a friend on site, but was politely refused by the Kimi team. Although it was lively, the door remained tightly guarded.
Returning our focus to the product itself. Kimi K3 was officially launched this month on the 16th, and is the most powerful large model released by Moon's Dark Side so far. It has 2.8 trillion parameters and supports an ultra-long context window of 1 million tokens, focusing on ultra-long code writing and full-chain knowledge office scenarios. As soon as it was unveiled, it caused a sensation in both domestic and international AI circles, with top-tier comprehensive performance placing it in the global top tier, and front-end programming capabilities even securing the top spot globally.
Its strong performance also stirred up public opinion. Due to the impact of Kimi K3, discussions about Kimi K3, its founder Yang Zhilin, and the overall development of Chinese large models on the X platform have continued to spread, with views quickly exceeding ten million and discussions expanding from niche technical communities to the general public. A night club celebration reflects the company's step from the technology circle to the public eye.
