# kimi-latest — Discontinued — shutdown January 28, 2026

For kimi-latest, provider is Moonshot AI; lifecycle status is Discontinued; shutdown / retirement date is January 28, 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-latest _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Discontinued
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** January 28, 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

> `kimi-latest` was officially discontinued on **January 28, 2026** and is no longer maintained or supported.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.

## 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/).