Moonshot AI in Talks With Microsoft, Amazon, Google to Host Kimi K3
Hosting deals with major US clouds would expand Kimi K3 access amid Moonshot's capacity crunch, while the revenue-share demand tests how open-model licensing adapts to big providers.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
Chinese AI firm Moonshot AI is negotiating with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google to host its open model Kimi K3 on their cloud services, seeking up to 30% revenue share. The talks face unresolved issues over revenue sharing, data access, and token auditing. Moonshot AI has suspended new subscriptions due to GPU shortages.
Moonshot AI released Kimi K3 in July 2026 as an open model under a proprietary license. The license lets small companies host it freely, but firms with annual revenue over $20 million must sign a separate agreement with Moonshot AI.
Reuters reports Moonshot is now in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google to host Kimi K3 on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. Moonshot is asking for up to 30% of revenue. One source said unresolved issues remain, including revenue sharing methods, data access, and auditing of token usage.
The talks come as Moonshot struggles with computing capacity. Demand from Kimi K3's release has forced it to stop accepting new subscriptions.
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