{"slug":"kimi-k3-1-2026-10-23","label":"Kimi K3.1","item_count":18,"day_count":11,"source_count":5,"first_seen":"2026-10-23T09:03:03+00:00","last_updated":"2026-11-08T01:50:51+00:00","generated_at":"2026-11-10T00:13:24.787725+00:00","sources":["hackernews_ai","latent_space","search_cn_open_weight_labs","simon_willison","vllm_blog"],"days":[{"date":"2026-10-23","items":[{"title":"Kimi K3.1 is prepared for upcoming release after Arena testing","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBBMm9rbzAtcGRESVA4TTZjTy1hSTllQ2FUcWR1OEpZaFNWUUtlYjJHbmhkb181Q2Z1eUhCMGV5ejhwSzFiSkxzaS1LREI2cGZKZ3RqRVhKd0NacnVldTdsLXdWLXJzYjlOa09iQlY2RlE?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"release","summary_1line":"Kimi K3.1 is prepared for upcoming release after Arena testing TestingCatalog AI News","sid":"b28b8ff92f103020","published":"2026-10-23T09:03:03+00:00","editor_note":"First sign of the model: prepared for release after Arena testing."},{"title":"Kimi K3.1 Pro vs. Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxPLUdRdUVWU0tTX1FyTEhlWkVrX1FJd2tQTmVyamkxcjFkYTh4bXA3c1V0ZHdJc3F5UlNPYk9lMzNneXlObGFMSU9QSXRFNFI1SURhN2FXS2lxQjYwQkpjMDZLS04tOFcxUHl6NTlaMERkSFZ1cVQ4ZHlRcFVWUFM5UDVJLUZmSWxiMDlCS2dkLUp1SVZDYnhwaWw3bXFRVUE?oc=5","source":"search_cn_open_weight_labs","type":"news","summary_1line":"Kimi K3.1 Pro vs. Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra R&D World","sid":"a497d201fd23202a","published":"2026-10-23T17:26:02+00:00","sources":["search_cn_open_weight_labs","simon_willison"],"editor_note":"Early head-to-head comparison against Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra."}]},{"date":"2026-10-24","items":[{"title":"Moonshot AI launches new flagship Kim K3.1 Pro model with 3T 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Align rollout and training kernels bit for bit, and unclipped importance sampling corrects that lag. 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