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Kimi K4
watching31% by Mar 31, 2027Not out yet. Moonshot hasn't released Kimi K4, and no release date is confirmed. What we know so far: not announced — next generation after K3; Oct 15: @lyraxana says Moonshot's next flagship, which they say is codenamed x4 internally, has finished pre-training but is still in mid-to-late post-training, so not soon (one account, unconfirmed). Swept every 60 seconds across provider catalogs. The moment it answers on a public API, alerts fire: a free Chrome push the second it's confirmed, a free email about 15 minutes later, texts or a call on paid plans.
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Live release odds
via Polymarket · markets are sentiment, not a promise — the alert only fires on a real API answer
Current model in this line
Kimi K3, live since July 15, 2026 · $3 / $15 per 1M tokens on Moonshot AI's API · AW Index 43.9.
The official word
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Kimi K4: quick answers
Is Kimi K4 out yet?
Not yet. ArtificialWatch has not seen Kimi K4 answer on any public API it sweeps. The moment it does, subscribers get an alert.
When will Kimi K4 be released?
The vendor has not shipped it. Prediction markets put it at 31% by Mar 31, 2027 (Polymarket, refreshed every 30 minutes). Markets are sentiment, not a promise.
Which model is current until Kimi K4 ships?
The current model in this line is Kimi K3 from Moonshot, live since July 15, 2026.
Who makes Kimi K4?
Moonshot. ArtificialWatch also tracks Kimi K3, Kimi K2.8, Kimi K3.1 and Next Kimi K3 (3.2+) from Moonshot.
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