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Kimi-K2
Kimi K2 is the large language model series developed by Moonshot AI team
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About Kimi-K2
Kimi-K2 is a series of large language models developed by Moonshot AI. It is available as an open-source framework on GitHub, allowing developers to integrate and deploy these models in their applications.
Best for
Developers exploring open-source large language models for custom applications
Use cases
- Building conversational AI applications
- Generating and summarizing text
- Assisting with code generation and analysis
Notes
10,819 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-01-21.
Pros
- Open-source and freely available
- Strong community interest with over 10,000 stars
- Developed by a dedicated AI research team
Cons
- Newer model series with limited third-party integrations
- Requires substantial computational resources for deployment
- Documentation and community resources still growing
Key facts
What we have checked
- GitHub stars
- 11,112
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Stars and usage
How Kimi-K2 is growing
10,819 to 11,112
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- github api via nightly crawl, recovered from git history 20e874270887c1008f860ee0198e461a23c9e438Registry
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