Moonshot news
Moonshot appears in 2 stories we have published between September 2026 and October 2026, mostly in our AI coverage. It is most often reported alongside Anthropic, Concordia AI and Eli Lilly.
Latest development
Moonshot releases Kimi K3.1 Pro, an open-weight AI model with near-Claude Opus 5.5 coding performance
Moonshot, a Chinese AI lab, has launched Kimi K3.1 Pro, an open-weight model it claims nearly matches Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 in coding performance. The company adjusted the model’s training data to limit misuse, a move that reduced its ability to exploit software flaws but addresses safety concerns.
24 October 2026
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Moonshot releases Kimi K3.1 Pro, an open-weight AI model with near-Claude Opus 5.5 coding performance
Chinese AI lab Moonshot releases Kimi K3.1 Pro, an open-weight model claiming 65.7% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, with safety-focused training data adjustments.
Anthropic’s AI lab claims scientific discovery—biologists push back
Anthropic’s AI lab identified a DNA sequence pattern, but biologists question its validity. Meanwhile, open-weight AI models gain traction amid security concerns.