Chinese Startup Moonshot AI Introduces Kimi AI Chatbot to Rival ChatGPT

On 21st January in an X post, Chinese artificial intelligence company Moonshot AI has announced significant update to its conversational chatbot, Kimi AI.

The latest web version of Kimi AI named as k1.5 Loong Thinking, is designed to “think and reflect” in response to user queries, offering improved problem-solving capabilities and a strong reasoning system that is an answer to ChatGPT o1.

This update also expands the chatbot’s online search capacity, enabling it to search and analyze more than 500 online pages per query, a tenfold increase from the previous 50-page limit giving a strong competitive advantage over Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’ ChatGPT.

Here’s what they shared to show how Kimi AI is currently better than ChatGPT:

Kimi AI is currently better than ChatGPT
Kimi vs ChatGPT

And the best part? Its available on web and is 100% free, and free with unlimited usage!

In March 2024, Moonshot AI reported that Kimi AI Chat could process up to 2 million Chinese characters in a single prompt, a substantial upgrade from the previous 200,000-character limit. This enhancement allows for more comprehensive and detailed interactions with users.

Kimi AI is also a direct competitor to DeepSeek which is another Chinese AI startup currently making waved in the US tech market.

To manage the growing user base and improve service efficiency, Moonshot AI introduced a context caching feature in July 2024.

This feature enables the chatbot to store frequently requested information temporarily, facilitating faster responses to similar queries.

Initially priced at 10 yuan per 1 million tokens per minute, the cost was later reduced to 5 yuan to make the service more accessible to everyone.

Despite these advancements, Kimi.ai Chatbot has faced challenges.

In March 2024, the app and website experienced a crash due to an overwhelming number of prompts, highlighting the need for continuous infrastructure improvements to handle increased demand.

These developments underscore Moonshot AI’s commitment to advancing AI technology and enhancing user experience in the competitive field of conversational AI.

Chinese Startup Moonshot AI Introduces Kimi AI Chatbot to Rival ChatGPT