Moonshot AI
kimi-k3
Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI)
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No — Kimi K3 is not deprecated as of August 3, 2026. Moonshot AI has announced neither a deprecation nor a shutdown date for it.
Moonshot's flagship, a 2.8T-parameter model with a 1M-token window, native visual understanding and a focus on long-horizon coding work. Its launch is what closed kimi-k2.5 and the entire moonshot-v1 series to new users, so it is both the current model and the direct cause of the largest retirement in Moonshot's history.
The facts
| Provider | Moonshot AI |
|---|---|
| Model id | kimi-k3 |
| Released | — |
| Deprecated | not deprecated |
| Shutdown | not published |
| Status | Active |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Moonshot AI Kimi K3 still available?
- Yes. Moonshot AI Kimi K3 is active and fully supported as of August 3, 2026.
Models that migrate here
Moonshot AI names Kimi K3 as the replacement for one model.
Sources
- Kimi model list · platform.kimi.ai · accessed August 3, 2026
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