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Migrate off Kimi Latest

Retired

Kimi Latest has been retired and shut down on 28 Jan 2026. Moonshot's official replacement is Kimi K2.6. The cheapest comparable model we track is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredMoonshot
Shut down28 Jan 2026plan ahead
Official replacementKimi K2.6$1.71 /M blendedCheapest alternativeAmazon Nova Lite$0.105 /M blended
What changes

Kimi Latest → Kimi K2.6

Moving to Kimi K2.6 means a larger context window (131K → 262K).

SpecKimi LatestKimi K2.6
StatusRetiredGA
Blended price /1M—$1.71
Input / output /1M—$0.95 / $4
Context window131K262K
Max output——
Modalitytext, imagetext, image, video
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was kimi-latest → switch to kimi-k2.6. See Kimi K2.6's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Kimi Latest

Generally-available models that match Kimi Latest's capabilities (and at least half its 131K 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 Latest

What replaces Kimi Latest?

Moonshot's recommended migration for Kimi Latest is Kimi K2.6. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) at $0.105/1M blended.

Is Kimi Latest still available?

No — Kimi Latest has been retired (shut down 28 Jan 2026) and is no longer available via Moonshot's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to Kimi Latest?

Amazon Nova Lite (Amazon) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Kimi Latest'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 Latest's full spec sheet →