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What AI models does Kimi use?

Kimi runs on Kimi K2.6 (Moonshot AI), Kimi K2.7 Code (Moonshot AI), Kimi K3 (Moonshot AI), kimi-k2.5 (Moonshot AI) and kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed (Moonshot AI), and routes requests between them.

Models used
5
Primary model
Kimi K2.6
Public API
Yes
Last checked
2026-09-11

Model claims are labelled by how we know them: Kimi K2.6 — disclosed, Kimi K2.7 Code — disclosed, Kimi K3 — disclosed, kimi-k2.5 — disclosed and kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed — disclosed. "Disclosed" means the vendor says so in public; "inferred" means it was derived from documentation, headers or release notes.

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