<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Alibaba-backed Moonshot releases Kimi K2 AI model, challenging OpenAI's coding capabilities at lower cost.</li><li>Kimi K2 boasts open-source, budget-friendly approach, surpassing Claude Opus 4 and GPT-4.1 models.</li><li>Moonshot offers Kimi K2 for free, with lower token costs compared to competitors.</li><li>Developers can use K2 freely with minimal display requirements; initial reviews positive.</li><li>Despite challenges in generative AI, Kimi K2 shows promise in coding and production use.</li></ul>

Alibaba-backed Moonshot releases new Kimi AI model that beats ChatGPT, Claude in coding — and it costs less

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