Moonshot AI is in talks with Microsoft, Amazon and Google about hosting its Kimi K3 AI model on their cloud services, with the Chinese company seeking a share of the revenue generated from Kimi K3-related offerings. Multiple outlets, citing unnamed sources, report the discussions involve potential revenue-sharing terms that could reach up to 30% of relevant cloud revenue.
The reports frame the talks as a major commercial step: if concluded, it would be among the first large revenue-sharing arrangements between a Chinese AI firm and major US cloud providers. Quartz and The Next Web emphasize the possible pricing and scale benefits of cloud hosting, while also noting the size and cost pressures that make private hosting difficult. Other coverage also places the negotiations alongside broader US scrutiny of Moonshot. Slashdot and some secondary summaries refer to US government concerns, including accusations involving Anthropic and alleged misuse of Nvidia chips, as well as comments from senior US officials.
One additional thread in the provided materials is Moonshot’s financial posture, with Quartz reporting the company confidentially files for a Hong Kong IPO while being valued at about $50 billion in an ongoing funding round.
