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Groq moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 model retirement

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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 you get

What Groq answers a call to moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:

HTTP 404
{"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 of moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905

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

In Groq's words

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

Groq, Deprecations page

Facts

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
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated
Verified
, against Groq's own pages

Questions

When does moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 shut down?

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

What happens to calls after April 15, 2026?

They have failed since April 15, 2026.

What error does moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 return once it is shut down?

Groq answers HTTP 404: "The model `moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905` does not exist or you do not have access to it.". Send another model to fix it.

When was moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 released?

moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 was released on September 5, 2025, according to models.dev.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.


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