Nebius
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 model retirement
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On November 9, 2026, the model moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 will be retired. Calls targeting this model will fail after that date. The deprecation applies to all requests sent to this model on Nebius.
What to use instead of moonshotai/kimi-k2.6
Move to moonshotai/Kimi-K3, which is the replacement recommended by Nebius.
In Nebius's words
Deprecating Model: moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6; Recommended Replacement: moonshotai/Kimi-K3
Facts
- API
- Nebius
api.studio.nebius.ai - Model
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6- Released
- April 20, 2026 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- November 9, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model notices
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Nebius's own pages
Questions
When does moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 shut down?
Calls to the model moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 on Nebius stop working on November 9, 2026.
What happens to calls after November 9, 2026?
They fail from that day.
When was moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 released?
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 was released on April 20, 2026, 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.
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6 on other APIs 4
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Together AI
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6Model retirement Stopped working -
Azure AI Foundry
kimi-k2.6Model retirement Stops workingin 161 days -
No date
Moonshot AI
kimi-k2.6Model retirement Deprecated, no date -
No date
NVIDIA
moonshotai/kimi-k2.6Model retirement Deprecated, no date
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