Kimi outage on November 4, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 4, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 02:22 and 23:18 UTC, about 20.9 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 90 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
Timeline（UTC）
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect an outage
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Increased TTFT latency for Kimi Code K3
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Increased TTFT latency for Kimi Code K3
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 1.9 h)
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Kimi FS service error
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Kimi FS service error
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 4 min)
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 26 min)
Hourly measurements (UTC)
⏱ Detected 90 min before the official post
Official updates（UTC）
- investigatingK3 部分请求的 TTFT 延迟可能升高
- resolvedThis incident has been resolved.
- investigatingkimi fs请求失败率过高
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: 2026-11-02 · 2026-11-01 · 2026-10-31 · 2026-10-30 · 2026-10-29 · 2026-10-28
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FAQ
Was Kimi down on November 4, 2026?
On November 4, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 02:22 and 23:18 UTC, about 20.9 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 90 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
Why was Kimi down?
The vendor's own description: Increased TTFT latency for Kimi Code K3; Kimi FS service error. 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.