July 31 (Reuters) - Chinese AI firm Moonshot has a computing agreement with Alibaba Group for the use of about 20,000 Nvidia chips, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Moonshot AI partners with Alibaba to access 20,000 Nvidia H200 chips for its 2.8 trillion parameter Kimi K3 model, raising US-China AI rivalry

TL;DRMoonshot trained Kimi K3 on 20,000 Nvidia chips from Alibaba’s cloud. Sources say H200s. Alibaba denies the chip type but not the deal. Kimi now beats Alibaba’s own Qwen models. Moonshot also accessed Blackwells via Thailand.

Chinese AI champion Moonshot has a computing power agreement with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. for the use of around 20,000 Nvidia Corp. chips, underscoring China’s continued reliance on Western semiconductors to fuel its AI development,

Alibaba has officially launched its largest and most capable artificial intelligence model to date labelled as Qwen3.8-Max.As reported by Reuters, the Chinese tech giant unveiled its largest

China’s Moonshot AI built the Kimi K3 model using around 20,000 Nvidia H200 chips via Alibaba, highlighting China’s AI progress and challenges in accessing advanced US-exported technology.

AI startup Moonshot has built its flagship model using a massive cluster of Nvidia chips leased from backer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Alibaba shares were gaining on Monday after the Chinese company unveiled its largest artificial-intelligence model yet. It’s another sign that China’s “open” AI push will keep piling pressure on American model providers.