Summary
Matthew Berman and his team host a live ask-me-anything stream that opens with the surprise release of Kimi K3.1 from Moonshot AI.
Berman downloaded the Kimi desktop app and runs Kimi K3.1 Pro High on camera, taking viewer suggestions for tests that may end up in a follow-up video. The team discusses how access is limited to paid subscribers because of high demand, and whether the model reaches Claude Opus 5.5 level. A panelist who is a Kimi fan argues that open models used to trail closed ones by about six months, and that Kimi K3 narrowed the gap to two or three months.
The conversation also touches on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, which Berman has been testing, and on how fine-tuned and post-trained coding models differ. Throughout the stream the hosts take questions from chat, mixing AI model talk with lighter topics, and promote their community Slack and membership perks. It is a relaxed, unscripted look at how a working AI creator team reacts to a major open-weights release as it happens.
📺 Source: Matthew Berman · Published October 23, 2026
🏷️ Format: Livestream
