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Kimi K3

A large-scale vision-language MoE for coding and long-horizon agent tasks.

Data sourcesPublisher specificationsCalculated memory estimatesSource review · Sep 22, 2026
Published size
2.8T
Active parameters
104B
Context window
1M
Architecture
MoE · vision
License
Kimi K3 License
THE DEPLOYMENT PERSPECTIVE

Deployment considerations

Official quantization and distributed serving requirements are central to deployment planning at this scale.

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The model summary lists 2.8T total and 104B activated parameters, MXFP4 weights, MXFP8 activations, and a 1,048,576-token context.

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GPU memory estimates and minimum / recommended configurations are pending. This profile does not contain measured deployment results.

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DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATIONPENDING

GPU requirements

Minimum
GPU / VRAM · pending

Memory estimates and tested configurations will appear here after checkpoint review and deployment testing.

THE MEASURED PART COMES NEXT

No invented leaderboards.

Latency, throughput, and cost per token will appear here after a reproducible run. Until then, this page helps you understand the model—not predict its performance.

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A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS

Kimi K3 deployment FAQ

How much GPU memory does Kimi K3 need?

The full checkpoint weight footprint is pending review. Minimum and recommended GPU configurations will be added after testing; the model name or active parameter count alone is not a memory requirement.

Has BenchGrid benchmarked Kimi K3?

Not yet. This profile contains publisher specifications and calculated weight-memory estimates. We do not currently publish measured latency, throughput, or cost per token for this model.

Where do these specifications come from?

The specifications are based on the official Moonshot AI model card linked on this page. Memory estimates use the stated total parameter count, including inactive experts for MoE models. Nominal model sizes are labeled with ~.

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