What platforms does Kimi K run on?

Kimi K runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Kimi K still maintained?

Unverified. Kimi K has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Kimi K?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kimi K, Kimi K2 Instruct, and Kimi K2 Thinking.

Kimi K is developed by moonshotai.

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Kimi K

Name: Kimi K
Author: moonshotai

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Kimi-K2.6 is an open-source large language model available on Hugging Face, designed for local text generation and research. It supports Python and Docker deployment, enabling developers and researchers to run advanced language models on their own infrastructure.

Open SourceCLISelf-hosted

Visit huggingface.co

Overview

5 features

Kimi K sits in PulseGate's Text generation category. It focuses on providing an open-source large language model for local text generation and research. Kimi K is an open-source project aimed at AI researchers and developers. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

moonshotai builds and maintains Kimi K, and it first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include text generation, open weights, and local inference.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Text generation
Open weights
Local inference
Hugging Face integration
Python support

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossanthropicopenai

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
openai: bgpt- in the HTML
anthropic: bclaude in the HTML
local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed26 Jun · 17:27 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Kimi K

What does Kimi K do?: Kimi K focuses on providing an open-source large language model for local text generation and research. It is catalogued under Text generation on PulseGate.
Who is Kimi K for?: Kimi K is an open-source project built for AI researchers and developers.
Is Kimi K free?: Yes — Kimi K is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Kimi K run on?: Kimi K runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Kimi K still maintained?: Unverified. Kimi K has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Kimi K?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kimi K, Kimi K2 Instruct, and Kimi K2 Thinking.Kimi K Kimi K2 Instruct Kimi K2 Thinking
Who makes Kimi K?: Kimi K is developed by moonshotai.
How long has Kimi K been around?: Kimi K first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: AI researchers and developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Providing an open-source large language model for local text generation and research.

Developer

moonshotai

Index record

Indexed: 26 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 26 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: moonshotai-kimi-k2-6-hugging-face-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 26 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6

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