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Kimi K2 (0905 Preview)

Deprecated

Deprecated/officially discontinued 2026-05-25 per official model list; replacement kimi-k2.6. Pricing no longer published on current official pages. Historical legacy K2 list price was reported around $0.60/M input, $2.50/M output by secondary trackers, but not confirmable on current official pages, so prices left null. Context window 256K (262144) per K2 family docs.

Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) by Moonshot is tracked live in our LLM catalog, with a 262K (262.144-token) context window. It is deprecated, shutting down 25 May 2026; the recommended replacement is Kimi K2.6. Its weights are publicly downloadable, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

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

Lifecycle warning

This model is deprecated. Scheduled shutdown: 25 May 2026. Recommended migration: Kimi K2.6.

Read the Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
Moonshot
Status
Deprecated
Input price
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Output price
—
Cached input
—
Blended price
—
Context window
262.144 tokens (262K)
Max output
—
Modality
text
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
—
API string
kimi-k2-0905-preview

Source: Moonshot official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) — questions & answers

What is the context window of Kimi K2 (0905 Preview)?

Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) has a 262.144-token context window (262K).

Is Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) being deprecated or retired?

Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) is deprecated. Its scheduled shutdown date is 25 May 2026. The recommended migration is Kimi K2.6.

Does Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Kimi K2 (0905 Preview)'s modalities as text; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Kimi K2 (0905 Preview)?

Yes — Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) is an open-weight model: its weights are publicly downloadable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure (subject to its license) instead of only calling Moonshot's API.

What is the API model string for Kimi K2 (0905 Preview)?

The API model identifier for Kimi K2 (0905 Preview) is "kimi-k2-0905-preview" when calling Moonshot's API.