Kimi K3 Model Requires 80 RTX 5090 GPUs, Sparks Divided Reviews from Overseas Developers

According to monitoring by Beating, Kimi K3 drew strong but mixed reviews from overseas developers following its full weight release. Praise focused on its interface generation, code architecture, and research capabilities, with some calling it a "monster" that has reached the level of top closed-source models. However, critics noted it requires 80 RTX 5090 GPUs to run, with one Reddit user comparing it to "a Formula 1 car in a showroom window: powerful but impossible for ordinary people to drive home."

Developers also flagged high token consumption due to its long thinking time and rapid token usage on complex tasks. The community remains divided on whether it qualifies as truly open-source, with critics pointing to undisclosed training data and license restrictions, while supporters emphasize the freedom to download, modify, and self-deploy compared to closed-source APIs.