kimi-k2-thinking — Discontinued or Removed — shutdown May 25, 2026 or 2026-03-06 — sources disagree

For kimi-k2-thinking, provider is Moonshot AI; lifecycle status is disputed: Discontinued per platform.kimi.ai, Removed per docs.together.ai; shutdown / retirement date is disputed: May 25, 2026 per platform.kimi.ai, 2026-03-06 per docs.together.ai; recommended replacement is kimi-k3; platform / deployment scope is Kimi API (platform.kimi.ai), recorded from its source on 2026-09-09; source re-checked 2026-10-12.

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

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The `kimi-k2` series models were officially discontinued on **May 25, 2026** and are no longer maintained or supported.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.

— platform.kimi.ai, retrieved 2026-09-09

Where each value comes from

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— all from platform.kimi.ai, retrieved 2026-09-09

Where the other sources' values come from

These values were taken from a passage elsewhere on the other source's page, not from the row quoted with it above.

Sources

• platform.kimi.aihttps://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md
• docs.together.aihttps://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md
• docs.together.aihttps://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations

Last verified against source: 2026-10-12. Due for re-check by 2026-11-11. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.