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Kimi K3.1 Pro open weights follow-up: Hugging Face release confirmed, ~1.56TB in 96 files with DeepSeek sparse attention (report)

Announced November 4, 2026

Verified (fact)

According to AI Times, Moonshot AI released Kimi K3.1 Pro weights on Hugging Face on November 4 (local time). The repository is about 1.56TB, with weights split into 96 files, alongside the model configuration and input-processing code. The model card describes an architecture incorporating DeepSeek sparse attention and low-precision compute specifications.

Why it matters (interpretation)

News of the release, previously only community word of mouth, has been confirmed by reporting. A 2.8T-class model can now be run and modified on one's own infrastructure.

Confidence medium · official source pending

Sources

Story thread

  1. 2026-11-04 "Moonshot AI's Kimi-K3.1-Pro released as open weights" (community report, unconfirmed)
  2. 2026-11-05 Kimi K3.1 Pro follow-up: Huawei Ascend and Alibaba Cloud SuperPoDs offer day-one support for the 2.8T-parameter model (report)
  3. 2026-11-06 Kimi K3.1 Pro open weights follow-up: Hugging Face release confirmed, ~1.56TB in 96 files with DeepSeek sparse attention (report)

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