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2026

2026-08-02

Open Model Roundup: Laguna S2.1, Inkling, Kimi K3
Interconnects' August 2026 roundup of open model releases highlights how model training capacity is proliferating rather than consolidating, with new releases from Thinking Machines (Inkling), Tencent (Hy3), Poolside (Laguna S2.1), DeepSeek (V4-Flash), and Moonshot (Kimi K3), alongside other entries from Meituan, AMD, and Swiss-AI. The recap underscores that more organizations are openly releasing strong models despite rising training costs, with notable trends including Tencent's shift to Apache 2.0 licensing and Kimi K3's restrictive revenue-share license raising potential U.S. policy implications. (interconnects.ai)
Thinking Machines Lab Moonshot AI DeepSeek