Kimi K2 Thinking Sets New Global AI Records

Beijing-based start-up Moonshot AI has announced a major breakthrough. Its new large language model, Kimi K2 Thinking, is now live on Kimi.com and available through an API. This allows developers and businesses to integrate the model’s advanced capabilities into their own platforms.
In a blog post on GitHub, Kimi’s research team said the model set new records across benchmarks that assess reasoning, coding, and agent capabilities. These tests show Kimi’s ability to think, solve problems, and understand complex logic with impressive accuracy.

China’s Open-Source AI Closes the Gap

The results highlight a major shift in the global AI race. Chinese open source AI models have long been popular worldwide but often lagged behind their US counterparts in performance. However, Kimi K2 Thinking changes that narrative.
According to Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das, this achievement marks a turning point in AI. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, A Chinese open-source model is #1. Seminal moment in AI.
Experts say this milestone shows how quickly China’s AI ecosystem is advancing. Open source collaboration, increased research funding, and access to powerful computing tools have helped local companies innovate faster than ever.
As a result, China’s AI models are no longer playing catch up they’re setting the pace.