# kimi-k2-0711-preview — Discontinued — shutdown May 25, 2026

For kimi-k2-0711-preview, provider is Moonshot AI; lifecycle status is Discontinued; shutdown / retirement date is May 25, 2026; recommended replacement is kimi-k3; platform / deployment scope is Kimi API (platform.kimi.ai), recorded from its source on 2026-09-09.

- **Provider:** Moonshot AI _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Model ID / API name:** kimi-k2-0711-preview _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Discontinued
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** May 25, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** kimi-k3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Platform / deployment scope:** Kimi API (platform.kimi.ai) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The `kimi-k2` series models were officially discontinued on **May 25, 2026** and are no longer maintained or supported. Please use the latest Kimi model [kimi-k3](/docs/guide/kimi-k3-quickstart) for continued support and enhanced reasoning capabilities.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Model ID / API name

> | `kimi-k2-0711-preview` | Deprecated |

## Source

- https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md

Last verified: 2026-09-09. Review by: 2026-10-09.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).