kimi's $4.6m feat shatters the big-budget myth, leaning on data-efficient training and spot instances to match frontier performance. like curating a gourmet meal from pantry staples, it proves clever engineering democratizes ai breakthroughs for startups worldwide.
I think people still don’t realize how absolutely insane it is that Kimi trained their model with only $4.6 million - and what that actually means. It’s mind-blowing and an incredible achievement by the team.