Kimi K3
Moonshot flagship multimodal, long-context, coding and agent workflows
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Kimi Models & Versions - Complete List 2026
Kimi K3, K2.x and earlier Moonshot AI model releases plus notable specialist branches.
18 tracked versionsDeveloper: Moonshot AIChecked: 2026-09-30
Kimi is Moonshot AI's model family for long-context reasoning, multimodal work, coding and research. This page organizes the K3 and K2 lines together with earlier specialist releases.
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Kimi K3
Moonshot flagship multimodal, long-context, coding and agent workflows
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Official source ->All Kimi versions
| Model | Release | Best for | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi K3 | Jul 16, 2026 | Moonshot flagship multimodal, long-context, coding and agent workflows | Latest |
| Kimi K3 | Jul 16, 2026 | Moonshot flagship multimodal, long-context, coding and agent workflows | Latest |
| Kimi K2.6 | Apr 20, 2026 | Previous Kimi K2 generation for reasoning and agent workflows | Previous |
| Kimi K2.5 | Jan 27, 2026 | Previous multimodal Kimi K2 generation and compatibility research | Previous |
| Kimi K2.5 | Jan 27, 2026 | Previous multimodal Kimi K2 generation and compatibility research | Previous |
| Kimi K2 Thinking | Nov 6, 2025 | Reasoning-focused Kimi K2 workflows and historical comparisons | Previous |
| Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 | Sep 5, 2025 | Instruction-tuned Kimi K2 compatibility and deployment research | Previous |
| Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 | Sep 5, 2025 | Instruction-tuned Kimi K2 compatibility and deployment research | Previous |
| Kimi K2 | Jul 11, 2025 | Original Kimi K2 generation workflows and migration comparisons | Previous |
| Kimi Researcher | Jun 20, 2025 | Research-oriented search, synthesis and investigation workflows | Previous |
| Kimi Researcher | Jun 20, 2025 | Research-oriented search, synthesis and investigation workflows | Previous |
| Kimi Dev | Jun 17, 2025 | Software development, coding and repository workflows | Previous |
| Kimi Dev | Jun 17, 2025 | Software development, coding and repository workflows | Previous |
| Kimi Audio | Apr 26, 2025 | Audio understanding and speech-oriented Kimi workflows | Previous |
| Kimi VL | Apr 10, 2025 | Visual-language understanding and multimodal analysis | Previous |
| Kimi VL | Apr 10, 2025 | Visual-language understanding and multimodal analysis | Previous |
| Kimi K1.5 | Jan 20, 2025 | Earlier Kimi reasoning generation and historical comparisons | Previous |
| Kimi K1.5 | Jan 20, 2025 | Earlier Kimi reasoning generation and historical comparisons | Previous |
Latest Kimi models
Tracked releases in this part of the model lineage.
Previous Kimi models
Tracked releases in this part of the model lineage.
Kimi K2.6
Previous Kimi K2 generation for reasoning and agent workflows
Kimi K2.5
Previous multimodal Kimi K2 generation and compatibility research
Kimi K2.5
Previous multimodal Kimi K2 generation and compatibility research
Kimi K2 Thinking
Reasoning-focused Kimi K2 workflows and historical comparisons
Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Instruction-tuned Kimi K2 compatibility and deployment research
Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Instruction-tuned Kimi K2 compatibility and deployment research
Kimi K2
Original Kimi K2 generation workflows and migration comparisons
Kimi Researcher
Research-oriented search, synthesis and investigation workflows
Kimi Researcher
Research-oriented search, synthesis and investigation workflows
Kimi Dev
Software development, coding and repository workflows
Kimi Dev
Software development, coding and repository workflows
Kimi Audio
Audio understanding and speech-oriented Kimi workflows
Kimi VL
Visual-language understanding and multimodal analysis
Kimi VL
Visual-language understanding and multimodal analysis
Kimi K1.5
Earlier Kimi reasoning generation and historical comparisons
Kimi K1.5
Earlier Kimi reasoning generation and historical comparisons