Moonshot’s Kimi K3 lands on Amazon in key test for Chinese open-source AI revenue
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI has begun supplying its flagship Kimi K3 model to Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the world’s largest cloud services providers, in a major test case for how open-weight AI models can generate higher revenue from third-party platforms. The model is now available on Amazon Bedrock, AWS’s tool for building generative AI applications, offering “a…
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring its open-source Kimi K3 model to Amazon Bedrock, a platform for constructing generative AI applications. While the financial terms have not been disclosed, the agreement suggests that Moonshot's commercial licensing has been updated to require a paid arrangement for any entity generating more than US$20 million in annual revenue from hosting and using the model.
This marks a significant step for open-weight AI models, which allow users to utilize, modify, and distribute the software without incurring costs. However, some companies, such as Moonshot, Alibaba, and MiniMax, have begun adjusting their commercial terms for select entities that generate substantial revenue from AI services. Amazon reported in July that its AI business had reached a run rate of US$25 billion annually.
Moonshot's Kimi K3 model is now accessible on Amazon Bedrock, providing a new option for coding and knowledge work. The company has also made its models available on Microsoft's Foundry platform through Fireworks AI and is reportedly in discussions with Microsoft and Google for additional revenue-sharing agreements.
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