kimi-k2-thinking — Discontinued — shutdown May 25, 2026
For kimi-k2-thinking, 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
- Model ID / API name
- kimi-k2-thinking verified
- Lifecycle status
- Discontinued
- Shutdown / retirement date
- May 25, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- kimi-k3 verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Kimi API (platform.kimi.ai) our reading
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The `kimi-k2` series models were officially discontinued on **May 25, 2026** and are no longer maintained or supported.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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Model ID / API name
| `kimi-k2-thinking` | Deprecated |
— all from platform.kimi.ai, retrieved 2026-09-09
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Provider
platform.kimi.ai says provider is Moonshot AI, as of 2026-09-09.
The `kimi-k2` series models were officially discontinued on **May 25, 2026** and are no longer maintained or supported.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.
https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md
docs.together.ai says provider is Together AI, as of 2026-09-15.
| 2026-03-06 | `moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking` | No |
https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md
Lifecycle status
platform.kimi.ai says lifecycle status is Discontinued, as of 2026-09-09.
The `kimi-k2` series models were officially discontinued on **May 25, 2026** and are no longer maintained or supported.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.
https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md
docs.together.ai says lifecycle status is Removed, as of 2026-09-15.
| 2026-03-06 | `moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking` | No |
https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md
Shutdown / retirement date
platform.kimi.ai says shutdown / retirement date is May 25, 2026, as of 2026-09-09.
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.
https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md
docs.together.ai says shutdown / retirement date is 2026-03-06, as of 2026-09-15.
| 2026-03-06 | `moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking` | No |
https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md
Platform / deployment scope
platform.kimi.ai says platform / deployment scope is Kimi API (platform.kimi.ai), as of 2026-09-09.
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.
https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md
docs.together.ai says platform / deployment scope is Together AI serverless inference, as of 2026-09-15.
| 2026-03-06 | `moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Thinking` | No |
Sources
- platform.kimi.aihttps://platform.kimi.ai/docs/models.md
- docs.together.aihttps://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md