Moonshot AI Funding Round and Strategic Positioning
Published February 25, 2026 Updated February 27, 2026
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Moonshot AI Leadership Team
Published February 25, 2026 Updated February 27, 2026
Why it matters: Yang is the co-founder and chief executive of Moonshot AI[1]. He holds a bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University and a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon.
Red Xiao (Xiao Hong) and Manus: Comprehensive Overview
Published February 25, 2026 Updated February 27, 2026
Why it matters: Early Life and Education: Xiao Hong (born 1992), who is often nicknamed "Red Xiao" in English, studied software engineering at Huazhong University of Science and.
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Verified Kimi K2 launch
July 11, 2025
Moonshot's official post titled "Kimi K2: Open Agentic Intelligence" is the cleanest primary-source release reference.
Verified Kimi K2 Thinking launch
November 8, 2025
Moonshot's official API newsletter introduces both Kimi K2 Thinking and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo on this date.
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Thinking support is documented on Moonshot's official platform docs
The official guide explains reasoning output handling and notes that Kimi K2.5 has thinking enabled by default.
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Moonshot AI blog
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https://platform.moonshot.ai/blog
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Using thinking models
Official documentation for Kimi K2 Thinking, Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo, and reasoning-output handling.
https://platform.moonshot.ai/docs/guide/use-kimi-k2-thinking-model
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Kimi-K2 GitHub repository
Moonshot's public repository for the Kimi K2 model series, useful when readers need a first-party technical anchor.
https://github.com/MoonshotAI/Kimi-K2
July 11, 2025
Moonshot publishes "Kimi K2: Open Agentic Intelligence"
Primary-source launch point for Kimi K2 and the best answer to release-date queries.
November 8, 2025
Moonshot introduces Kimi K2 Thinking and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo
The official API newsletter pairs the new models with pricing changes and updated rate-limit guidance.
November 18, 2025
Moonshot references Kimi K2 Thinking in a live product update
An additional official post confirms the thinking-model naming in live operations rather than only a one-off announcement.
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When was Kimi K2 officially released?
Moonshot AI's official blog says Kimi K2 was introduced on July 11, 2025 in the post titled "Kimi K2: Open Agentic Intelligence."
When did Moonshot AI launch Kimi K2 Thinking?
Moonshot introduced Kimi K2 Thinking and Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo on November 8, 2025 in its official API newsletter.
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