On January 15, 2025, Beijing Dark Side of the Moon Technology Co., Ltd. announced the official release of the new multimodal image understanding model moonshot-v1-vision-preview. This model enhances the multimodal capabilities of the moonshot-v1 model series, helping Kimi better understand the world. The Vision model boasts powerful image recognition capabilities, accurately identifying complex details and subtle differences in images, distinguishing similar yet different objects, whether they are food or animals.