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Moonshot AI / Kimi (月之暗面)

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Known for: Kimi consumer assistant; long context; open model releases.

Founded by ex-Tsinghua KEG / CMU PhD Yang Zhilin (杨植麟). Long-context flagship Kimi consumer chatbot.

Founded
2023
Location
Beijing
WebsiteGitHub
Kimi K1.5Kimi K2Kimi K2.5Kimi K2.6
Revenue
>$200M
ARR, Apr 2026
via TechCrunch
ARR
>$200M
As of 2026-05-07
via TechCrunch
Valuation
$20B
$2B round at $20B valuation
Funding raised
$3.9B
$3.9B raised over the past six months; earlier rounds not fully itemized
Key people
Investors
Alibaba Group (阿里巴巴)Tencent (腾讯)HongShan (formerly Sequoia China) (红杉中国)IDG Capital (IDG资本)Gaorong Capital (高榕资本)
Government backing
Beijing Municipal Government (北京市政府)

Models & API pricing

Rates are OpenRouter's listed prices (USD per 1M tokens), a convenient cross-provider benchmark. First-party / native API pricing in China can differ, sometimes materially. Source: OpenRouter, as of Jul 13, 2026. Compare them on the models page.

Kimi K2.6
262K context
$0.66
Input / 1M
$3.41
Output / 1M

News & coverage

Notable recent updates, newest first.

ISR 1 hour
RevenueJun 30, 2026
Moonshot

Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi) sees Moonshot valuation hit $31.5B, ARR surpasses $300M.

36Kr Evening News | Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi) valuation rises to $31.5B, ARR exceeds $300M; YouAiZhiHe launches new series; China to build asteroid monitoring system
36Kr (36氪)
ProductJun 20, 2026
Moonshot AI (Kimi)

Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi)'s trillion-parameter Moonshot K2.6 model runs on four Mac Studios via LM Studio and Apple, achieving 28 tokens/s.

LM Studio and Apple successfully run trillion-parameter Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi) K2.6 on four Mac Studios
IT Zhijia (IT之家)
PartnershipJun 13, 2026
Moonshot

Moonshot AI (Chinese: Moonshot; product: Moonshot) partners with a bank to launch a co-branded AI credit card.

9am 1 Yuan | SpaceX market cap breaks $2.1 trillion, Musk's net worth reaches 7 times Buffett's; Pangdonglai responds to 'employees aren't worth that much' comments; FIFA x Labubu World Cup sales surge 30x
36Kr (36氪)
FundingJun 8, 2026
Moonshot

Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi) reportedly closes $2B round at $30B pre-money valuation, accelerating IPO plans.

Valuation breaks 200B yuan! Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi) reportedly raises another 13.6B yuan, IPO pace quickens
Zhidongxi (智东西)
ProductJun 3, 2026
Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi)

Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi) launches Moonshot Work, a desktop local agent that decomposes tasks, browses, and produces documents with 13-hour coding.

Moonshot AI (Chinese: 月之暗面; product: Kimi) launches desktop product Moonshot Work, positioning as a general-purpose local agent
36Kr (36氪)
DealMay 21, 2026
Moonshot AI / Kimi

Moonshot AI dismantles VIE structure, targets Hong Kong IPO with $20B+ valuation.

IT Zhijia (IT之家)