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A new Chinese AI model, Kimi K3, developed by Beijing-based startup Moonshot, has surprised the U.S. tech industry with performance rivaling Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The model’s release coincided with China’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference and highlights growing competition between Chinese startups and U.S. AI giants, as Chinese models gain traction through open-source strategies and cost advantages.

A new Chinese AI model, Kimi K3, developed by Beijing-based startup Moonshot, has surprised the U.S. tech industry with capabilities rivaling Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT. The open-source model topped a ranking for front-end coding ability and was released ahead of China's World Artificial Intelligence Conference, highlighting growing competition between Chinese and U.S. AI developments.