Kimi
The strongest open model today, but server-sized, not for home PCs.
FreeOpenRuns on your PC
- Best for
- Companies hosting their own top AI
- On your PC
- Technical
- Works on
- Linux
- License
- Kimi K3.1 Pro License (custom)
What’s good
- Top open model on Artificial Analysis index
- Reads images, 1 million token memory
Downsides
- Download is about 1.6 TB, needs a GPU server
- Custom license, read it before business use
- Ollama offers it only as a paid cloud model
At a glance.
- Best for
- Companies hosting their own top AI
- Price
- Free, open source
- Version
- Kimi K3.1 ProReleased 2026-11-02
- Works on
- Linux
- Open source
- Yes, Kimi K3.1 Pro License (custom)
- Made by
- Moonshot AI
- Website
- kimi.com
How it ranks.
- Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, open models#1 · 462026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
Yes. Technical: command line or python.
Use vLLM or SGLang on a multi-GPU server.
- You need
- GPU server with about 1.6 TB of graphics memory
- Setup
- TechnicalCommand line or Python
- Laptop, 8 GBToo small
- PC, 16 GB+Too small
- Mac, 16 GBToo small
- Mac, 32 GBToo small
- Mac, 64 GB+Too small
- PC, 8 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 12 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 16 GB GPUToo small
- PC, 24 GB GPUToo small
- WorkstationToo small