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Migrate off Kimi K2.5

Retired

Kimi K2.5 has been retired and shut down on 31 Aug 2026. Moonshot's official replacement is Kimi K3. The cheapest comparable model we track is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 26 Sep 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredMoonshot
Shut down31 Aug 2026plan ahead
Official replacementKimi K3$6 /M blendedCheapest alternativeAmazon Nova Lite$0.105 /M blended
What changes

Kimi K2.5 → Kimi K3

Moving to Kimi K3 means 5.0× more expensive ($1.20 → $6 /1M blended) and a larger context window (262K → 1.0M).

SpecKimi K2.5Kimi K3
StatusRetiredGA
Blended price /1M$1.20$6
Input / output /1M$0.6 / $3$3 / $15
Context window262K1.0M
Max output——
Modalitytext, image, videotext, image
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was kimi-k2.5 → switch to kimi-k3. See Kimi K3's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Kimi K2.5

Generally-available models that match Kimi K2.5's capabilities (and at least half its 262K context), ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Amazon Nova Lite
Amazon
$0.105$0.06 / $0.24300K
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
Ministral 3 8B
Mistral
$0.15$0.15 / $0.15256K
FAQ

Migrating off Kimi K2.5

What replaces Kimi K2.5?

Moonshot's recommended migration for Kimi K2.5 is Kimi K3. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105/1M blended.

Is Kimi K2.5 still available?

No — Kimi K2.5 has been retired (shut down 31 Aug 2026) and is no longer available via Moonshot's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to Kimi K2.5?

Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Kimi K2.5's capabilities, at $0.06 per 1M input and $0.24 per 1M output tokens ($0.105/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Kimi K2.5's full spec sheet →