# Kimi VL A3B Thinking 2506

Kimi VL A3B Thinking 2506 is a model from Moonshot with open weights, first recorded on 7 Oct 2026; its release date is not established.

- Developer: Moonshot
- Id: moonshotai/Kimi-VL-A3B-Thinking-2506
- Sighting: 2026-10-07T19:41:33.199Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-VL-A3B-Thinking-2506)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-06-21
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/moonshotai/Kimi-VL-A3B-Thinking-2506/paths-info/aa1730989e7558695b44ee493623e03bd325a994)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/moonshot/kimi-vl-a3b-thinking-2506/

## Questions

### Are the weights of Kimi VL A3B Thinking 2506 publicly available?

Yes. Moonshot publishes the weights.

### When was Kimi VL A3B Thinking 2506 released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 7 Oct 2026.

## Evidence links

- [hf-author-artifacts:moonshotai](https://huggingface.co/api/models/moonshotai/Kimi-VL-A3B-Thinking-2506/paths-info/aa1730989e7558695b44ee493623e03bd325a994)
- [huggingface:moonshotai](https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-VL-A3B-Thinking-2506)

## Signals