Reports indicate that Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are in discussions to launch services using the high-performance Chinese-made 'Kimi K3' robot, with developer Moonshot AI proposing a 30% revenue share.

Chinese company Moonshot AI released its high-performance AI model ' Kimi K3 ' in July 2026. Reuters has reported that Moonshot AI is in discussions with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google regarding the hosting of Kimi K3.

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Kimi K3 is a model announced on July 17, 2026 (Japan time), and has achieved higher scores than OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 in some tests. It was released as an open model on July 27, 2026, and as of the time of writing, API services are being offered by multiple companies.

China's high-performance AI 'Kimi K3' is being released as an open model as planned, boasting 2.8 trillion parameters and performance approaching that of Claude Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol - GIGAZINE

Kimi K3 uses its own proprietary license called the ' Kimi K3 License .' Small businesses can host Kimi K3 on their own servers and deploy API services, but companies with annual revenues exceeding $20 million (approximately 3.2 billion yen) must enter into a contract with Moonshot AI. The revenue restrictions clause of the Kimi K3 License are as follows:

If the Licensee or any of its affiliates operates a Model as a Service business,
and the aggregate revenue of the Licensee and its affiliates exceeds 20 million
US dollars (or the equivalent in other currencies) in total over any consecutive
12 months, the Licensee must enter into a separate agreement with Moonshot AI
before using the Software or its derivative works for any commercial purpose.

According to Reuters, citing sources, Moonshot AI is in negotiations to host Kimi K3 on Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and Google Cloud. Moonshot AI is reportedly seeking up to 30% of the revenue as a condition of hosting.

Furthermore, one source testified that 'the negotiations between Moonshot AI and the American company still have unresolved issues, such as 'how to distribute revenue,' 'access to data,' and 'auditing token usage.''

Moonshot AI has been struggling with insufficient computing power and has stopped accepting new subscriptions to its service due to the increased demand following the release of the Kimi K3. If agreements with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are finalized, it will broaden the options for how users can utilize the Kimi K3.

Kimi K3, a Chinese AI with performance comparable to Claude Fable 5, has become so popular that it has run out of GPUs, forcing a temporary suspension of new subscriptions. Some say this is 'better than Anthropic's response' - GIGAZINE