# moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct

Calls to the model moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct on Groq stopped working on October 10, 2025.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: October 10, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/groq/moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct/

## What to use instead

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