Kimi 3.1 is the best released Chinese model but progression over 3.0 in 3 months is underwhelming.

What happened: Kimi 3.1 has been released and is described as the best released Chinese model, though its progression over 3.0 in 3 months is called underwhelming. Key numbers: 3 months between Kimi 3.0 and 3.1 releases. Why it matters: The post says DeepSeek has progressed faster with its RL than Moonshot, and that the next DS flash update will catch up to Kimi 3.1 on SWE and work tasks. It suggests Moonshot is best at pre training and worst at post training among top Chinese labs, and that its best bet is to keep scaling up toward the larger K4.

Kimi 3.1 has been released and is described as the best released Chinese model, though its progression over 3.0 in 3 months is called underwhelming.

The post says DeepSeek has progressed faster with its RL than Moonshot, and that the next DS flash update will catch up to Kimi 3.1 on SWE and work tasks. It suggests Moonshot is best at pre training and worst at post training among top Chinese labs, and that its best bet is to keep scaling up toward the larger K4.