Kimi K2 Thinking is accessed by Perplexity and is the only domestic model that is accessed.

According to reporters, the Kimi K2 Thinking model released on the dark side of the moon has been integrated into the AI search application Perplexity, becoming the only domestic model to be integrated. Also integrated in the same batch is the recently released GPT-5.1 from OpenAI. Perplexity has experienced explosive growth since its establishment in 2022. According to the latest publicly available data, the company has 30 million monthly active users and a valuation exceeding 20 billion US dollars, making it the highest-valued AI search application globally.