# Kimi K2 Instruct

Kimi K2 Instruct is a model from Moonshot with open weights, first recorded on 7 Oct 2026; its release date is not established. The context window is 131,072 tokens.

- Developer: Moonshot
- Id: moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct
- Reported: 2026-11-13T16:52:10.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-10-07T19:40:57.518Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-07-11
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct/paths-info/fd1984e2b7a3350dbf7305fe73a4ede25c14de50)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/moonshot/kimi-k2-instruct/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Kimi K2 Instruct?

The context window is 131,072 tokens.

### Are the weights of Kimi K2 Instruct publicly available?

Yes. Moonshot publishes the weights.

### When was Kimi K2 Instruct released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 7 Oct 2026.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T19:03:58.232Z · [GitHub search · Moonshot · commits · renj-arch/dimsred · @github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/renj-arch/dimsred/commit/308c451102a20ff7d19923ae1a9c969a60f7b1d7)
- 2026-11-13T19:03:58.232Z · [GitHub search · Moonshot · commits · renj-arch/dimsred · @github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/renj-arch/dimsred/commit/82cc0f877cd4cd93426d9a728907e35c0a7b1068)
- 2026-11-13T19:03:58.232Z · [GitHub search · Moonshot · commits · renj-arch/dimsred · @github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/renj-arch/dimsred/commit/dcc881b094a1530dd931d6d28685fd81160cb756)

## Evidence links

- [GitHub search · Moonshot · commits · renj-arch/dimsred · @github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/renj-arch/dimsred/commit/308c451102a20ff7d19923ae1a9c969a60f7b1d7)
- [GitHub search · Moonshot · commits · renj-arch/dimsred · @github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/renj-arch/dimsred/commit/82cc0f877cd4cd93426d9a728907e35c0a7b1068)
- [GitHub search · Moonshot · commits · renj-arch/dimsred · @github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/renj-arch/dimsred/commit/dcc881b094a1530dd931d6d28685fd81160cb756)
- [hf-author-artifacts:moonshotai](https://huggingface.co/api/models/moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct/paths-info/fd1984e2b7a3350dbf7305fe73a4ede25c14de50)
- [huggingface-router](https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct)

## Signals