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Kimi K3 by @Kimi_Moonshot is a true frontier model, open source! Congrats! We don't have all details (training tokens etc), but would estimate fp16 pretraining w/ muon => MXFP4/MXFP8 for SFT stage ~1e25 flops total (~Inkling!) Total cost: $15-$25m Scale isn't all you need!

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: energetic, concrete, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity, Pattern interrupt
Written for: People building with AI

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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