# Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI)

Open-weight multimodal MoE with about 2.8T total and 104B active parameters, 1M-token context. Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) is free, with no paid plan attached, at huggingface.co.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** Self-hosted, API
- **Works in browser:** No

## Capabilities

- Open-weight multimodal MoE with about 2.8T total and 104B active parameters, 1M-token context
- Native text, image and video input with configurable thinking effort
- Earlier open Kimi K2.x (K2.5, K2.6, K2.7-Code) remain downloadable from the same org
- Weights free to download; also usable free in kimi.com chat with limits

## FAQ

### What is Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI)?

Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) is listed under Notable Open Models, in the AI Models & Local Execution category on Flocci AI Tools. Open-weight multimodal MoE with about 2.8T total and 104B active parameters, 1M-token context. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at huggingface.co.

### Is Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) free?

Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) in a browser, or is there an app?

Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting and an API.

### What can Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) do?

Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI) does 4 things the catalog singles out: Open-weight multimodal moe with about 2.8t total and 104b active parameters, 1m-token context; native text, image and video input with configurable thinking effort; earlier open kimi k2.x (k2.5, k2.6, k2.7-code) remain downloadable from the same org; weights free to download; also usable free in kimi.com chat with limits.

### What is the best free alternative to Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI)?

DeepSeek Models is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Notable Open Models sub-category and is free. ERNIE 4.5 Open Models (Baidu), Falcon (TII) and Hunyuan (Tencent) also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/kimi-k3-moonshot-ai

Facts last verified: October 2026