> Moonshot has 11 models on The Model Index, from Kimi Chat (Oct 2023) to Kimi K2.8 Preview (11 Sep 2026). Its strongest is Kimi K3, with an index score of 172 (GPT-4 = 100), rank 13 of 229. 8 have open weights. [Models](https://themodelindex.org/models/) /[Labs](https://themodelindex.org/labs/) / Moonshot Lab · 11 models · since Oct 2023 # Moonshot Moonshot has 11 models on The Model Index, from Kimi Chat (Oct 2023) to Kimi K2.8 Preview (11 Sep 2026). Its strongest is Kimi K3, with an index score of 172 (GPT-4 = 100), rank 13 of 229. 8 have open weights. 11 models tracked 8 open · 3 closed 172 index score of Kimi K3 #13 of 229 models 11 Sep 2026 latest release Kimi K2.8 Preview 6 current versions 5 replaced by newer ones ## Every model · newest first | | MODEL | RELEASED | WEIGHTS | INDEX SCORE | INPUT $/M | OUTPUT $/M | CONTEXT | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | [Kimi K2.8 Preview](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k2-8-preview/) | 11 Sep 2026 | CLOSED | not scored yet | – | – | – | | 13 | [Kimi K3](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k3/) | 16 Jul 2026 | OPEN | 172 | $0.68 | $10 | 1.05M | | 51 | [Kimi K2.7 Code](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k2-7-code/) | 12 Jun 2026 | OPEN | 153 | $0.67 | $3.35 | 262K | | 47 | [Kimi K2.6 replaced](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k2-6/) | 20 Apr 2026 | OPEN | 156 | $0.65 | $3.41 | 262K | | 60 | [Kimi K2.5 replaced](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k2-5/) | 27 Jan 2026 | OPEN | 149 | $0.45 | $2.25 | 262K | | 75 | [Kimi K2 Thinking](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k2-thinking/) | 6 Nov 2025 | OPEN | 144 | $0.60 | $2.5 | 262K | | | [Kimi Linear 48B-A3B](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-linear-48b-a3b/) | 30 Oct 2025 | OPEN | not scored yet | – | – | – | | | [Kimi K2 (Sep 2025) replaced](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k2-sep-2025/) | 5 Sep 2025 | OPEN | not scored yet | $0.60 | $2.5 | 262K | | 112 | [Kimi K2 replaced](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k2/) | 11 Jul 2025 | OPEN | 132 | $0.57 | $2.3 | 131K | | | [Kimi k1.5 replaced](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-k1-5/) | 20 Jan 2025 | CLOSED | not scored yet | – | – | – | | | [Kimi Chat](https://themodelindex.org/models/kimi-chat/) | 9 Oct 2023 | CLOSED | not scored yet | – | – | – | Index score is fitted from independent evaluations and scaled so GPT-4 = 100; a striped bar is an estimate for a model not yet independently tested. Prices are list prices per million tokens. ## Release history · 10 announcements [The Race →](https://themodelindex.org/race/) | DATE | RELEASE | KIND | SOURCE | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11 Sep 2026 | Kimi K2.8 Preview | Flagship | no link | | 16 Jul 2026 | Kimi K3 (weights 07-27) | Open weights | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3?ref=apifox.com) | | 12 Jun 2026 | Kimi K2.7 Code | Open weights | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/resources/kimi-k2-7-code) | | 20 Apr 2026 | Kimi K2.6 | Open weights | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/en/blog/kimi-k2-6) | | 27 Jan 2026 | Kimi K2.5 | Open weights | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-k2-5?ref=upstract.com) | | 6 Nov 2025 | Kimi K2 Thinking | Reasoning | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/en/blog/kimi-k2-thinking) | | 30 Oct 2025 | Kimi Linear 48B-A3B | Open weights | [huggingface.co ↗](https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-Linear-48B-A3B-Instruct) | | 11 Jul 2025 | Kimi K2 | Open weights | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/en/blog/kimi-k2) | | 20 Jan 2025 | Kimi k1.5 | Reasoning | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/en/blog/) | | 9 Oct 2023 | Kimi Chat (debut; 200K-char context) | Flagship | [kimi.com ↗](https://www.kimi.com/en/help/others/chat-issues) | Dates come from each lab's own announcement, linked where one exists. --- Source: https://themodelindex.org/labs/moonshot/ · The Model Index · data as of 2026-10-01