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DigitalOcean API Kimi K2.5 model retirement

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DigitalOcean deprecated model Kimi K2.5 as of September 8, 2026, without a shutdown date. Calls using this model will fail once retirement takes effect. This deprecation affects all requests sent to model Kimi K2.5.


What to use instead of Kimi K2.5

Migrate Kimi K2.5 to Kimi K3 ( kimi-k3 ) to avoid service disruption.

In DigitalOcean API's words

The following models are deprecated from DigitalOcean Inference as of 8 September 2026: - Kimi K2.5

DigitalOcean API, Changelog

Facts

API
DigitalOcean API api.digitalocean.com
Model
Kimi K2.5
Kind
Model retirement
Announced
September 8, 2026
Takes effect
No date given yet
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Changelog
Last updated
Verified
, against DigitalOcean API's own pages

Questions

When does Kimi K2.5 shut down?

DigitalOcean API deprecated the model Kimi K2.5 without giving a shutdown date yet.

Do these calls still work?

Yes, they still work: DigitalOcean API has not given a shutdown date yet.

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