Who is Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct for?

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers.

What platforms does Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct run on?

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct still active?

Unverified. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct 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 Linear 48B A3B Instruct?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kimi VL A3B Instruct, Kimi K2 Instruct, and Kimi K2 Instruct 0905.

Who makes Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct?

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is developed by moonshotai.

When did Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct launch?

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct first shipped in 2025.

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Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct

Name: Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Author: moonshotai

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Kimi-Linear-48B-A3B-Instruct is an open-source large language model developed by Moonshot AI that uses linear attention mechanisms. It offers strong performance on instruction-following tasks while being more efficient for longer sequences than traditional transformer architectures. The model is available on Hugging Face for local or hosted inference.

Open SourceMITWebCLIAPI

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1.5kstars

82forks

3features

2025since

Overview

3 features

Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct sits in PulseGate's Foundation models & chat category. It focuses on providing efficient long-context language modeling with reduced computational complexity compared to traditional transformers. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is an open-source project aimed at developers. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is open source under the MIT license. It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

It is developed by moonshotai, and it first shipped in 2025. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1.5k stars. Among its 3 catalogued features are Linear Attention, Long Context, and Instruction Tuned.

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

Linear Attention
Long Context
Instruction Tuned

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_oss

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-only

Detected from

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

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

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Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed28 Jul · 00:58 UTC
moonshotai/Kimi-Linear-48B-A3B-Instruct verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct

What does Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct do?: Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct focuses on providing efficient long-context language modeling with reduced computational complexity compared to traditional transformers. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who is Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct for?: Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers.
Is Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct free?: Yes — Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct run on?: Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct still active?: Unverified. Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct 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 Linear 48B A3B Instruct?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kimi VL A3B Instruct, Kimi K2 Instruct, and Kimi K2 Instruct 0905.Kimi VL A3B Instruct Kimi K2 Instruct Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Who makes Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct?: Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is developed by moonshotai.
When did Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct launch?: Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: MIT
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Providing efficient long-context language modeling with reduced computational complexity compared to traditional transformers.

Registered as

Hugging Face: moonshotai/Kimi-Linear-48B-A3B-Instruct

Developer

moonshotai

Small team

Open source

Stars: 1,507
Forks: 82
Open issues: 7
Last commit: 17 Nov 2025
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 2
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 28 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 28 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: moonshotai-kimi-linear-48b-a3b-instruct-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 28 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 28 Jul 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: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-Linear-48B-A3B-Instruct

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