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Kimi on Berges AI

The open-weights model from Moonshot AI, known for long-context reasoning. Currently running in the Berges deep-thinking layer.

Kimi is a family of open-weights large language models from Moonshot AI, a Chinese AI lab. The Kimi line is best known for long-context reasoning. Early versions pushed the practical context window past a million tokens, and the family has kept investing in that direction.

Berges AI runs the current Kimi model in its deep-thinking layer, so it kicks in automatically when a question warrants it. You can also pick Kimi explicitly from the sidebar.

The weights are published openly, which means anyone can audit them, fine-tune them, or host them independently. That auditability is part of why we use it.

At a glance

Kimi specs.

Maker
Moonshot AI (China)
License
Modified MIT (open weights)
Architecture
Mixture-of-Experts
Layer on Berges
Deep-thinking
Current version
K2.6
Best known for
Long-context reasoning
Strengths

What Kimi is good at.

Long context

Kimi handles very large prompts without falling apart. Useful when you need the model to reason across a full document or a long thread.

Step-by-step reasoning

Multi-step problems where you need to keep state and follow a chain are a Kimi strength. That's exactly what the deep-thinking layer is for.

Multilingual

Kimi is unusually strong on non-English work, particularly Chinese-English, and holds up well across many other languages.

Reach for it when

Kimi is the right pick.

  • Working with long documents or transcripts
  • Step-by-step reasoning across multiple turns
  • Translation and multilingual writing
  • Tasks where you need the model to "remember" a lot of context
Questions

Things people ask about Kimi.

Can I use Kimi without Berges AI?

Yes. Moonshot publishes the weights openly. You can run them yourself or use any open-weights host. Berges AI is just one place to chat with Kimi, with privacy as a default and encryption at rest.

Why does Berges put Kimi in the thinking layer?

Kimi is strong on multi-step reasoning, which is what the thinking layer escalates to. The fast layer doesn't need that depth and uses lighter models.

Is Kimi the same as ChatGPT?

No. Kimi is an open-weights model from Moonshot AI. ChatGPT runs OpenAI's closed models. Different labs, different weights, different design choices.