Kimi K2 0905 Preview
API ID kimi-k2-0905-preview
kimi-k2-0905-preview was a preview Moonshot AI model.
- Status
- Retired
- Released
- —
- Shutdown
- May 25, 2026
- Replacement
- Kimi K3kimi-k3
kimi-k2-0905-preview stopped serving on May 25, 2026. Recommended replacement: kimi-k3.
Benchmarks
Scores as each source published themComparing with Kimi K2 0711 Preview, the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features
Arena
| Arena | Kimi K2 0905 Preview | Kimi K2 0711 Preview | Change | Rank | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TextBy category
| 1419 ±7 | 1418 ±5 | +1 within range | 131 of 415 11,589 votes | Oct 13, 2026 | source |
| Text: Coding | 1467 ±13 | 1460 ±8 | +7 within range | 128 of 410 2,233 votes | Oct 13, 2026 | source |
Rated as kimi-k2-0905-preview; Kimi K2 0711 Preview as kimi-k2-0711-preview. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers; Text is style-controlled, as on arena.ai. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.
On cloud platforms
All platform dates| Platform | Platform ID | State | Shutdown | Time left | Replacement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groq | moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 | Retired on April 15, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | gpt-oss-120b | source |
Groq retired this model 40 days before Moonshot AI's own API.
Read daily from each platform's own pages. The shutdown date and countdown on this page use Moonshot AI's own date.
Price history
USD per 1M tokens, standard tierNo price history yet.
Prices
USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tierNo published prices.
Changelog
Changes we detected on Moonshot AI's pagesNo changes recorded yet.
Last checked · Sources: Moonshot AI pricing, Moonshot AI batch, Moonshot AI models