NOT DEPRECATED
Listed by litellm, openrouter. No retirement date announced. Neither the provider's API nor its documentation has been checked for this model. Sources disagree on: max_output_tokens.
state=alive sunset=none days_remaining=n/a severity=low sources=litellm,openrouter evidence_tier=catalog confirmed_by_endpoint=false documented_by_provider=false replacement=none corroborated=yes divergent_fields=max_output_tokens checked=2026-09-30 15:40Z
moonshot/kimi-k2-thinking
Vendor: moonshot. Tracked by 2 of 5 sources.
What each source reports
| Source | ID | Context | Max out | In $/Mtok | Out $/Mtok | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| litellm | novita/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking | 262,144 | 100,352 | $0.6 | $2.5 | — |
| openrouter | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking | 262,144 | 98,304 | $0.6 | $2.5 | — |
Change history
| Severity | Change | What | Detected |
|---|---|---|---|
| medium | removed | [one catalog only — litellm, openrouter still list it] moonshot/kimi-k2-thinking is no longer listed by this source — calls to it are expected to fail | 2026-09-23 |
| low | modified | moonshot.kimi-k2-thinking: context_tokens raised 128,000 to 256,000 | 2026-09-22 |
| low | modified | moonshot.kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens raised 8,192 to 16,000 | 2026-09-22 |
| low | modified | moonshot.kimi-k2-thinking: capabilities gained function_calling, response_schema | 2026-09-22 |
| high | modified | openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens cut 100,352 to 98,304 | 2026-09-18 |
| high | modified | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens cut 100,352 to 98,304 | 2026-09-13 |
| high | modified | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens cut 235,929 to 100,352 | 2026-09-13 |
| info | repriced | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: cache_read_price_per_mtok n/a to $0.15/Mtok | 2026-09-13 |
| low | modified | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens raised 100,352 to 235,929 | 2026-09-12 |
| info | repriced | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: cache_read_price_per_mtok $0.15/Mtok to n/a | 2026-09-12 |
| high | modified | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens cut 235,929 to 100,352 | 2026-09-10 |
| info | repriced | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: cache_read_price_per_mtok n/a to $0.15/Mtok | 2026-09-10 |
| low | modified | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens raised 100,352 to 235,929 | 2026-09-09 |
| info | repriced | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: cache_read_price_per_mtok $0.15/Mtok to n/a | 2026-09-09 |
| high | modified | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens cut 235,929 to 100,352 | 2026-09-08 |
| info | repriced | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: cache_read_price_per_mtok n/a to $0.15/Mtok | 2026-09-08 |
| low | modified | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens raised 100,352 to 235,929 | 2026-09-08 |
| info | repriced | moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: cache_read_price_per_mtok $0.15/Mtok to n/a | 2026-09-08 |
| low | added | new model openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking (262,144 ctx) | 2026-09-06 |
| high | modified | novita/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: max_output_tokens cut 262,144 to 100,352 | 2026-08-28 |
| info | repriced | novita/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: cache_read_price_per_mtok n/a to $0.15/Mtok | 2026-08-28 |
| info | modified | [source artifact — 3 providers changed identically on the same day] novita/moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking: capabilities gained prompt_caching | 2026-08-28 |
| info | deprecated | moonshot/kimi-k2-thinking: retires 2026-05-25 (68 days ago) | 2026-08-01 |
| info | deprecated | moonshot/kimi-k2-thinking: deprecation announced for 2026-05-25 (date already passed) | 2026-06-05 |