Kimi K focuses on deploying high-performance multimodal LLMs with NVIDIA-optimized quantization. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.

Kimi K is an open-source project built for AI developers using NVIDIA hardware.

Yes — Kimi K is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Kimi K run on?

Kimi K runs on the web and API.

Is Kimi K still active?

The GitHub repository shows 345 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Kimi K?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kimi K, Kimi K2.7 Code, and Kimi K2.7 Code.

Kimi K is developed by NVIDIA, based in the United States.

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Kimi K

Name: Kimi K
Author: NVIDIA

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Kimi-K2.6-NVFP4 is an NVIDIA-optimized, quantized version of Moonshot AI's Kimi model. It supports advanced multimodal inputs (text, image, video) and includes specialized tokens and templates for tool calling and structured reasoning. The model is designed for efficient inference on NVIDIA GPUs.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebAPI

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3.3kstars

515forks

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2024since

Overview

3 features

Kimi K sits in PulseGate's Foundation models & chat category. It focuses on deploying high-performance multimodal LLMs with NVIDIA-optimized quantization. Kimi K is an open-source project aimed at AI developers using NVIDIA hardware. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). Kimi K is available on the web and API.

NVIDIA builds and maintains Kimi K, and it first shipped in 2024. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 3.3k stars and 345 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 3 catalogued features are multimodal processing, tool calling, and custom chat template.

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

Multimodal processing
Tool calling
Custom chat template

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AWS

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BrowserAPI-only

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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

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Indexed31 Jul · 01:04 UTC
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Frequently asked questions about Kimi K

What does Kimi K do?: Kimi K focuses on deploying high-performance multimodal LLMs with NVIDIA-optimized quantization. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who is Kimi K for?: Kimi K is an open-source project built for AI developers using NVIDIA hardware.
Is Kimi K free?: Yes — Kimi K is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Kimi K run on?: Kimi K runs on the web and API.
Is Kimi K still active?: The GitHub repository shows 345 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Kimi K?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Kimi K, Kimi K2.7 Code, and Kimi K2.7 Code.Kimi K Kimi K2.7 Code Kimi K2.7 Code
Who develops Kimi K?: Kimi K is developed by NVIDIA, based in the United States.
How long has Kimi K been around?: Kimi K first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: AI developers using NVIDIA hardware
Model: Open source
Solves: Deploying high-performance multimodal LLMs with NVIDIA-optimized quantization.

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Hugging Face: nvidia/Kimi-K2.6-NVFP4

Developer

🇺🇸NVIDIA

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 3,345
Forks: 515
Open issues: 318
Last commit: 31 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 345
Contributors: 84
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: 0.45.0 · 6 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 31 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 31 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: nvidia-kimi-k2-6-nvfp4-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 31 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 31 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/nvidia/Kimi-K2.6-NVFP4

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