Kimi (Moonshot AI)
Outage

Kimi outage on November 1, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted

On November 1, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 23:00 and 15:46 UTC, about 16.8 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 41 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 9 incidents.

Live status

Timeline（UTC）

  1. MeasuredModelBank probes detect an outage
  2. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Severely decreased OTPS response generation speed for Kimi Code K3
  3. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Decreased OTPS response generation speed for Kimi Code K3
  4. OfficialOfficially resolved: Severely decreased OTPS response generation speed for Kimi Code K3
  5. OfficialOfficially resolved: Decreased OTPS response generation speed for Kimi Code K3
  6. MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 13.7 h)
  7. MeasuredModelBank probes detect an outage
  8. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Increased TTFT latency for Kimi Code K3
  9. OfficialOfficially resolved: Increased TTFT latency for Kimi Code K3
  10. MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 1.5 h)
  11. MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
  12. MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 6 min)

Hourly measurements (UTC)

00:0012:0023:00

⏱ Detected 41 min before the official post

Also affected that day: DeepSeek API

Official updates（UTC）

  1. investigatingK3 输出速度可能变慢
  2. resolvedThis incident has been resolved.

Kimi reliability lately

Measured availability over the last 30 days: 97.26%; 16 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.

Previous outages: 2026-10-31 · 2026-10-30 · 2026-10-29 · 2026-10-28 · 2026-10-27 · 2026-10-26

Kimi live status & 90-day uptime →

Alternatives while Kimi is down

DeepSeek APIDashScopeZ.aiMiniMax APISeedHunyuan

Open one to see whether it is up right now.

FAQ

Was Kimi down on November 1, 2026?

On November 1, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 23:00 and 15:46 UTC, about 16.8 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 41 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 9 incidents.

Why was Kimi down?

The vendor's own description: Severely decreased OTPS response generation speed for Kimi Code K3; Decreased OTPS response generation speed for Kimi Code K3; Increased TTFT latency for Kimi Code K3. See the official status page for the root cause.

Is Kimi working now?

It is working normally now. Live status: https://modelbank.ai/status/kimi (tested every 2 minutes).

What can I use instead when Kimi is down?

Switch temporarily to DeepSeek API, DashScope, Z.ai, MiniMax API, Seed, Hunyuan — check on ModelBank that they are up first.

Does Kimi go down often?

Measured availability over the last 30 days: 97.26%; 16 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.

How do I hear about the next outage first?

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Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and Kimi's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.