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 days0Products 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

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

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

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

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

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