Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3.1 Pro model upgrade

Moonshot AI released Kimi K3.1 Pro, the first major upgrade to the model that made the $50 billion company a frontier player. The new model is significantly better at financial research and coding — focus areas for US rivals — and more capable at 3D modeling for tasks like game design.

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