On 2026-10-23 (01:41 UTC) the official Kimi account @Kimi_Moonshot posted a 24-second, retro-CRT-style video with no caption text. The Kimi Code terminal at the start of the clip reads "Model: Kimi K3.1" and "Version: 2.2.0", the status bar shows "Kimi K3.1 thinking: high", and a notice says "Kimi Code Desktop is here". The user then types "Build a complex procedural 3D scene in Three.js." and the model calls the Write tool to create ./scene.js. This is the first time the Kimi K3.1 name has appeared in official material. The post has no caption and no release date, benchmark, price or parameter details, so this is a teaser and not a confirmed release.

Key Takeaways

  • ✓In the official teaser the Kimi Code terminal shows "Model: Kimi K3.1" and the status bar reads "Kimi K3.1 thinking: high", the first official appearance of the K3.1 name
  • ✓The clip also shows Kimi Code version 2.2.0 and the notice "Kimi Code Desktop is here", with install via the /desktop command or kimi.com/code
  • ✓The demo task is "Build a complex procedural 3D scene in Three.js." and the model uses the Write tool to create ./scene.js, in a clip of about 24 seconds
  • ✓The post has no caption; release date, benchmarks, price and parameters are not officially announced, so treat this as a teaser and not a release. As of the evening of 10-23 SGT the post had about 1.63M views and 17.6K likes (public X counts)
Kimi teaser video shows the model name Kimi K3.1: Kimi Code terminal reads "K3.1 thinking: high" while generating a Three.js 3D scene
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Background and the problem

At 09:41 SGT on October 23, the official Kimi account posted a 24-second video with no caption, and the name "Kimi K3.1" appears in the Kimi Code terminal for the first time. Kimi K3 is already available through Bedrock and Cline, and developers are watching for the next coding model, but Kimi has published no release information yet.

What the video shows

Only these details can be confirmed from the clip: the terminal shows Model: Kimi K3.1 and Version: 2.2.0, and the status bar reads "Kimi K3.1 thinking: high", which suggests an adjustable thinking effort. A notice says "Kimi Code Desktop is here" and points to /desktop or kimi.com/code for installation. The model uses the Write tool to create ./scene.js, showing an agent-style coding flow. Parameter count, architecture and context length are not officially announced.

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The video has no benchmark, price or comparison chart, so no official benchmark exists yet. Third-party community tests are not official sources and are not cited here; they can be added after an official release.

What developers can do now

You can install Kimi Code Desktop from kimi.com/code and watch whether K3.1 shows up in the model list. For projects that depend on model choice or cost, wait for official pricing, API names and benchmarks before switching, and do not treat a teaser as a release.

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