Kimi outage on November 6, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 6, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 12:02 and 12:08 UTC, about 6 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Errors occurring in Kimi Code K3 model service
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect an outage
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Errors occurring in Kimi Code K3 model service
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 4 min)
Hourly measurements (UTC)
Official updates（UTC）
- investigatingK3 模型服务出现大量错误，大部分请求无法正常处理
- resolvedThis incident has been resolved.
Kimi reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 97.09%; 21 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-11-05 · 2026-11-04 · 2026-11-02 · 2026-11-01 · 2026-10-31 · 2026-10-30
Alternatives while Kimi is down
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FAQ
Was Kimi down on November 6, 2026?
On November 6, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 12:02 and 12:08 UTC, about 6 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Why was Kimi down?
The vendor's own description: Errors occurring in Kimi Code K3 model service. See the official status page for the root cause.
Is Kimi working now?
It is still degraded right 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: 97.09%; 21 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.