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Moonshot timeline

Every model launch, feature release, outage, usage-limit change and price move we have tracked, newest first. Each links to its sources.

Models, 90 days0Confirmed launches
Features, 90 days1Products and updates
Incidents, 90 days0From status pages and reports
Limits and pricing0Changes in 90 days

Model lineup

Every Moonshot model in our catalogue, newest first, with context and list price per million tokens (input / output). Compare all prices

Jul 2026Kimi K3Frontier · 1M ctx$3.00 / $15.00
Jun 2026Kimi K2.7-CodeOpen · 256K ctx$0.95 / $4.00
Apr 2026Kimi K2.6Flagship · 256K ctx$0.95 / $4.00
Jan 2026Kimi K2.5Balanced · 256K ctx$0.60 / $3.00Retired
Nov 2025Kimi K2 ThinkingReasoning · 256K ctxSee pricingRetired
Jul 2025Kimi K2 (Instruct)Open · 128K ctxOpen weightsRetired
2024moonshot-v1-128kLegacy · 128K ctx$2.00 / $5.00Retired
2024moonshot-v1-32kLegacy · 32K ctx$1.00 / $3.00Retired
2024moonshot-v1-8kLegacy · 8K ctx$0.20 / $2.00Retired
2024moonshot-v1-128k-vision-previewLegacy · 128K ctx$2.00 / $5.00Retired

Timeline

Milestones first. Minor items (small updates, brief status-page incidents, posts without news) are one tap away.

September 2026

  1. 18 Sep
    Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI arrives on Amazon BedrockFeatures · New product or feature

July 2026

  1. Jul
    Kimi K3 releasedFrontier · 1M context · $3.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M

June 2026

  1. Jun
    Kimi K2.7-Code releasedOpen · 256K context · $0.95 in / $4.00 out per 1M

April 2026

  1. Apr
    Kimi K2.6 releasedFlagship · 256K context · $0.95 in / $4.00 out per 1M

January 2026

  1. Jan
    Kimi K2.5 releasedBalanced · 256K context · $0.60 in / $3.00 out per 1M · retired

November 2025

  1. Nov
    Kimi K2 Thinking releasedReasoning · 256K context · retired

July 2025

  1. Jul
    Kimi K2 (Instruct) releasedOpen · 128K context · retired

2024, month not published

  1. moonshot-v1-128k releasedLegacy · 128K context · $2.00 in / $5.00 out per 1M · retired
  2. moonshot-v1-32k releasedLegacy · 32K context · $1.00 in / $3.00 out per 1M · retired
  3. moonshot-v1-8k releasedLegacy · 8K context · $0.20 in / $2.00 out per 1M · retired
  4. moonshot-v1-128k-vision-preview releasedLegacy · 128K context · $2.00 in / $5.00 out per 1M · retired

Stories come from the Wire from July 2026 on; earlier model releases come from our catalogue and are dated to the month. Moonshot on the Vikshy Score