# moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905

Calls to the model moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 on Groq stopped working on April 15, 2026.

On April 15, 2026, the model moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 was shut down. Requests sent to model moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 fail since that date.

## The error Groq returns once moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905` does not exist or you do not have access to it.","type":"invalid_request_error","code":"model_not_found"}}
```

## What to use instead

Move to openai/gpt-oss-120b, which is recommended by Groq.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905
- Released: September 5, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: April 15, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Groq's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/groq/moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905/

## Groq's words

> Deprecated Model: moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905; Shutdown Date: 04/15/26; Recommended Replacement Model ID: openai/gpt-oss-120b

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent