Latest open artifacts (#23): Laguna S2.1, Inkling, & Kimi K3 show the utility of open models on the Pareto frontier

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According to Interconnects on August 2, 2026, the newly released open-source models Artifacts (#23) include Laguna S2.1, Inkling, and Kimi K3. These models demonstrate the utility of open-source models in practical applications at the Pareto frontier.

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I Interconnects en 2026-08-02 21:01

Several laboratories continue to train and open-source powerful models, with increasing demand. Thinking Machines released the Inkling 975B-A41B multimodal MoE and the 276B-A12B version; Tencent launched the Hy3 295B-A21B MoE and adopted the Apache 2 license; Poolside released the Laguna-S-2.1 118B-A8B MoE, compatible with DGX Spark and using the OpenMDW license; DeepSeek-ai updated the V4 Flash model, which performs better than Luna on Pareto frontiers; MoonshotAI released Kimi K3.