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Kimi K2.7-Code cuts thinking tokens 30% — but practitioners say the benchmarks don’t check out

Kimi K2.7-Code cuts thinking tokens 30% — but practitioners say the benchmarks don’t check out

Published by skeptic

Moonshot AI released Kimi K2.7-Code this week, an open-source update to its K2 coding model family, claiming leaner reasoning and double-digit performance gains. K2.7-Code is built on the same trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts architecture as its predecessor K2.6, and drops in via an OpenAI-compatible API — which matters for teams already running K2.6 in production gateways. When K2.6 launched in April, it topped OpenRouter’s weekly LLM leaderboard — a ranking based on actual API routing decisions by developers, not self-reported benchmark scores. Moonshot AI says K2.7-Code addresses what it calls “overthinking,” reducing thinking-token usage by 30% compared to K2.6 — a number that would directly affect inference costs for teams running agentic workflows. Whether that efficiency gain holds on independent benchmarks is a question practitioners have already started raising publicly. What Kimi K2.7-Code is K2.7-Code is released under a Modified MIT license, with weights available on HuggingFace. The model is deployable via vLLM or SGLang. It runs exclusively in thinking mode and does not support temperature adjustment — Moonshot AI has fixed it at 1.0, meaning teams …

Kimi Antonelli wins Canadian GP after George Russell retires from lead

Kimi Antonelli wins Canadian GP after George Russell retires from lead

Published by Sam Flores

No wonder Russell admitted to being “a bit lost for words” once he had finally made it back to the paddock, on the back of a marshal’s scooter. “I mean, everything just turned off all of a sudden,” he reported of his failure, which came at the end of the straight leading to the final chicane, causing Russell to go straight over the grass, cutting the corner, before pulling his car up on the side of the track. “The engine stopped. No electronics. Nothing. “I’ve got to be honest, though, I’m proud of my weekend. Pole in the sprint, won the sprint. Pole in the main race, I was leading after a good battle with Kimi. There’s not much more I could have done. So I’ll leave satisfied. I’m pretty damn frustrated, but there’s not much I can do.” The day had dawned dark, damp and cold, as forecast. With a light drizzle preceding the race, teams were left with a bit of a conundrum; whether to start on the intermediate tyres and hope the …

Kimi Antonelli claims hat-trick of wins to pile pressure on George Russell

Kimi Antonelli claims hat-trick of wins to pile pressure on George Russell

Published by Sam Flores

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start today’s Miami Grand Prix pole. Antonelli only finished sixth in the Sprint earlier on Saturday but delivered a time good enough for pole with his first effort in Q3. Antonelli’s lead at the top of the drivers’ standings was cut to seven points to his teammate George Russell after the Sprint but has the chance to extend his lead today. “It has been an amazing day to be on pole again,” Antonelli said. “It was a difficult start with the Sprint when it did not go our way but super happy with the recovery. I got a bit excited with the last lap in Q3 but the first lap was good enough and I am really happy with that.” Antonelli will be joined on the front row by Max Verstappen, who was the only driver to properly improve with his second and final run in Q3. “It is an incredible turnaround for us,” said Verstappen. “I really did not feel in control of the car up until this weekend. …

Kimi Antonelli Storms to Miami Grand Prix Pole as Mercedes Rebounds After Sprint Race Stumble

Kimi Antonelli Storms to Miami Grand Prix Pole as Mercedes Rebounds After Sprint Race Stumble

Published by Sam Flores

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kimi Antonelli helped Mercedes rebound from a disappointing showing in the Saturday sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix by winning the pole in qualifying just a few hours later. It’s the third consecutive pole for the current Formula One championship leader, who blocked Max Verstappen from taking the top starting spot at Miami International Autodrome for a third straight year. Mercedes has dominated the competition this season, with George Russell winning from the pole in the season-opening race, then Antonelli winning from the pole in the two grands prix that followed. F1 then had a five-week break when a pair of races in the Middle East were canceled because of the war in Iran. All teams made upgrades to their cars during the break, but after Russell was fourth and Antonelli sixth in Saturday’s sprint race, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff acknowledged “we are a little out of sync with our upgrades compared to other teams.” Antonelli recovered by qualifying and turned a lap at 1 minute, 28.653 seconds to …

F1 in Action: An Artist’s Vision of the Chinese Grand Prix with Pierre Gasly, Kimi Antonelli and More

F1 in Action: An Artist’s Vision of the Chinese Grand Prix with Pierre Gasly, Kimi Antonelli and More

Published by Sam Flores

Gasly seems faintly bewildered by the designation. “It’s not every day you get called that,” he says, laughing, before noting that his own self-image hasn’t exactly caught up with the headlines. Pérez shrugs it off too. “I don’t feel that, myself,” he says. “I’m just a normal person.” (A normal person who spends his Sundays reaching top speeds of 200-plus mph while wearing flame-resistant underwear.) Source link

Deepseek v4 Performance Analysis: Does It Beat Kimi K2.6 and Qwen 3.6 Plus?

Deepseek v4 Performance Analysis: Does It Beat Kimi K2.6 and Qwen 3.6 Plus?

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Deepseek v4 has officially undergone comprehensive testing, revealing both its potential and its limitations. Developed as an open source AI model, it is available in two versions: the high-performance Deepseek v4 Pro and the cost-efficient Deepseek v4 Flash. The Pro model, with its 1.6 trillion parameters and focus on advanced tasks like STEM applications and code generation, aims to cater to demanding use cases. Meanwhile, the Flash model offers a streamlined alternative with 284 billion parameters, targeting users with simpler needs. However, as highlighted by World of AI, real-world testing has exposed critical gaps in performance, particularly in areas requiring creativity, nuanced reasoning, or precision. Explore the strengths and weaknesses of Deepseek v4 through a closer look at its pricing structure, task-specific performance and how it compares to competitors like Kimi K2.6 and Opus 4.6. Gain insight into why the Pro model struggles with consistency despite its technical specifications and learn how the Flash model balances affordability with practical constraints. This breakdown also examines where Deepseek v4 excels, such as long-context processing and considers what …

Kimi K2.6 runs agents for days — and exposes the limits of enterprise orchestration

Kimi K2.6 runs agents for days — and exposes the limits of enterprise orchestration

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Most orchestration frameworks were built for agents that run for seconds or minutes. Now that agents are running for hours — and in some cases days — those frameworks are starting to crack. Several model providers, such as Anthropic with Claude Code and OpenAI with Codex, introduced early support for long-horizon agents through multi-session tasks, subagents and background execution. However, these systems sometimes assume agents are still operating within bounded-time workflows even when they run for extended periods.  Open-source model provider Moonshot AI wants to push beyond that with its new model, Kimi K2.6.  Moonshot says the model is designed for continuous execution, with internal use cases including agents that ran for hours and, in one case, five straight days, handling monitoring and incident response autonomously. But this growing use of this type of agent is exposing a critical gap in orchestration: most orchestration frameworks were not designed for this type of continuous, stateful execution. Open-source models, such as Kimi K2.6, that rely on agent swarms are making the case that their orchestration approach comes …

Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese GP to become youngest F1 title leader | Motorsports News

Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese GP to become youngest F1 title leader | Motorsports News

Published by Sam Flores

The 19-year-old Mercedes driver’s historic championship accomplishment came after he won his second F1 race in a row. Published On 29 Mar 202629 Mar 2026 Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday for his second straight victory as the 19-year-old Italian became the youngest driver in Formula One history to lead the world championship standings. Antonelli took advantage of a mid-race safety car to leapfrog into the lead after a dreadful start from pole position at Suzuka and eventually led home McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list He whooped with delight as he crossed the line, telling his team, “The pace was unbelievable today.” He leads the championship after three races, building on the first Grand Prix win of his career two weeks ago in China. George Russell of Mercedes, who started the day on top of the championship standings, finished fourth. Russell battled Piastri for the lead over the first half of the race but pitted just before the safety car …