China's New AI Model Halts New Subscriptions As Demand Swamps Capacity

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By BeauHDJul 20, 2026, 5:00 pm193 ptsTrendingTop
Moonshot AI has temporarily paused new subscriptions for its Kimi K3 model after demand surged beyond the company's current capacity within days of the launch. The open-source Chinese AI model, described as one of the largest of its kind at 2.8 trillion parameters, has rattled U.S. rivals by beating Anthropic's…

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