# moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct

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

## The error Groq returns once moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct` does not exist or you do not have access to it.","type":"invalid_request_error","code":"model_not_found"}}
```

## What to use instead

Move to the recommended replacement model openai/gpt-oss-120b.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct
- Released: July 11, 2025 (models.dev)
- 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)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Groq's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/groq/moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct/

## Groq's words

> Deprecated Model: moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct; Shutdown Date: 10/10/25; Recommended Replacement Model ID: openai/gpt-oss-120b

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent