What are the key takeaways from “Did Kimi K3 really beat Fable?” on Matthew Berman?

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Moonshot AI has released Kimmy K3, a 2.8 trillion parameter model that currently leads in front-end development benchmarks and writing tasks. While it rivals proprietary models like Fable 5, experts note it is more token-hungry and slower, suggesting that while the gap between open and closed-source models is narrowing, US frontier labs likely maintain a significant lead in internal development.