When does Kimi K2 Instruct shut down?

Groq has announced 2025-10-10 as the shutdown date for Kimi K2 Instruct.

What does Kimi K2 Instruct cost?

No public price is listed for Kimi K2 Instruct in our dataset.

What can I use instead of Kimi K2 Instruct?

Active alternatives from Groq include GPT-OSS 20B, GPT-OSS 120B, Qwen3.6 27B.

Is Groq Kimi K2 Instruct deprecated?

Retired

No longer available. Groq shut Kimi K2 Instruct down on 2025-10-10 — calls to it fail.

moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct last verified 18 July 2026

Lifecycle dates

Status: Retired
Deprecation announced: 2025-09-10
Shutdown date: 2025-10-10

Pricing & context

Input: — / M tokens
Output: — / M tokens
Context window: —
Model maker: Moonshot AI

Sources

console.groq.com https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations

Verified against the source on 18 July 2026. Dataset snapshot 18 July 2026. Providers can change a date without notice — the link above is always the final word.

Common questions

Is Kimi K2 Instruct deprecated?: No longer available. Groq shut Kimi K2 Instruct down on 2025-10-10 — calls to it fail.
When does Kimi K2 Instruct shut down?: Groq has announced 2025-10-10 as the shutdown date for Kimi K2 Instruct.
What does Kimi K2 Instruct cost?: No public price is listed for Kimi K2 Instruct in our dataset.
What can I use instead of Kimi K2 Instruct?: Active alternatives from Groq include GPT-OSS 20B, GPT-OSS 120B, Qwen3.6 27B.

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