Moonshot AI in early talks with Microsoft, Amazon and Google on revenue share for hosting Kimi K3, seeks up to 30% stake
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China's Moonshot AI is in early talks with Microsoft, Amazon and Google to host its Kimi K3 model, seeking up to a 30% revenue share.
Moonshot AI, the Chinese startup behind the 2.8‑trillion‑parameter Kimi K3 model, is in early negotiations with Microsoft, Amazon and Google to let the U.S. cloud giants host the system. Sources say the firm is asking for a revenue share of up to 30 percent from any services that run K3 on the providers’ platforms.
The talks mark the first time the three dominant cloud operators have been linked to a Chinese‑origin, open‑weight model of this scale. Kimi K3, released alongside a full technical report and training infrastructure, is the largest openly available model to date, positioning Moonshot AI as a potential challenger to the proprietary offerings from OpenAI, Anthropic and other Western players.
If the agreements materialise, U.S. cloud providers could tap a new source of AI workload while Moonshot secures a foothold in the lucrative global AI‑as‑a‑service market. The revenue‑share demand also signals a shift from the usual licensing‑only approach, suggesting Chinese firms are looking to monetize at the service level rather than just through model sales.
Observers will watch whether the parties reach a final deal and how the revenue split is structured. Regulatory scrutiny is likely, given heightened U.S. concerns over Chinese AI technology in critical infrastructure. The next steps include contract finalisation, pricing details and any conditions tied to data security or export controls, all of which could reshape the competitive dynamics of the cloud‑AI ecosystem.
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