Kimi K2.8 Preview
Latest KimiKimi coding model with more efficient thinking and up to 1M context, available through Kimi Code
- Context window
- 1.05M tokens
- Since the last one
- 57 days after Kimi K3
Since Kimi K3
5 releases in the Kimi line.
Kimi K2 0711Jul 11, 2025200dKimi K2.5Jan 27, 202683dKimi K2.6Apr 20, 202687dKimi K3Jul 16, 202657dKimi K2.8 PreviewSep 11, 2026
Released57 days later
Context1.05Msame
BENCHMARKS
Not in the Epoch Capabilities Index. Epoch benchmarks what it can run, so this is a gap in coverage, not a poor result.
Moonshot AI's past year
7 release days in the past year, about one every 52 days. The next is expected around Dec 10, 2026. Forecasts ↗
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Specifications
RELEASE DATESep 11, 2026
WEIGHTSClosed weights
CONTEXT WINDOW1.05M
MAX OUTPUTNot listed
REASONINGNot listed
TOOL CALLINGNot listed
INPUTStext, image/jpeg, image/png, image/gif, image/webp, image/bmp, image/heic, image/heif, video/mp4, video/mpeg, video/mov, video/avi, video/x-flv, video/mpg, video/webm, video/wmv, video/3gpp
OUTPUTStext
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