Latest open artifacts (#23): Laguna S2.1, Inkling, & Kimi K3 show the utility of open models on the Pareto frontier
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Multiple AI companies are releasing competitive open-weight models despite predictions of industry consolidation, including Thinking Machines' Inkling (975B parameters), Poolside's Laguna S2.1, and Moonshot's Kimi K3. Open model releases have accelerated in 2025 with companies from the U.S., China, Korea, and Switzerland all contributing, with Kimi K3 being the largest release in some time though restricted by a noncommercial license requiring commercial agreements. The shift toward open models and token-generation revenue streams suggests the industry is moving toward sustained competition and adoption rather than consolidation, with open models increasingly claiming market share across performance tiers.
Why it matters
Capacity to train strong models is proliferating.
