open-weights

Kimi K3 Explained: How to Actually Evaluate Moonshot's Open-Weight Model

Kimi K3 is Moonshot AI's new open-weight model, and it landed with mainstream, trade, and independent coverage in 72 hours. Here's how to evaluate it — and any hyped launch — on independent evidence instead of benchmark hype.

07/19/2026 · Model Evaluation · 7 min read

Kimi K3 vs Opus 4.8: What the Open-Weights Challenger Actually Delivers

Moonshot's Kimi K3 is the first open 3-trillion-parameter model, and its makers say it closes the gap with Anthropic's Opus 4.8. Here is what the sources actually show — and how to read the claim.

07/18/2026 · Model Evaluation · 9 min read

How to Run GLM-5.2 Locally: Setup, Hardware, and How It Stacks Up for Agents

GLM-5.2 is the strongest text-only open-weights LLM right now, and it's built for long-horizon agent work. Here's how to run GLM-5.2 locally, the hardware you actually need, and an honest read on whether it belongs in your agent stack.

06/23/2026 · AI Tutorials · 11 min read