Kimi outage on November 7, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 7, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had degraded performance between 03:58 and 08:26 UTC, about 4.5 h in total. No incident was posted on the official status page.
Timeline（UTC）
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 12 min)
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 1.4 h)
Hourly measurements (UTC)
Also affected that day: DeepSeek API · Grok
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
Open one to see whether it is up right now.
FAQ
Was Kimi down on November 7, 2026?
On November 7, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had degraded performance between 03:58 and 08:26 UTC, about 4.5 h in total. No incident was posted on the official status page.
Why was Kimi down?
The vendor did not publish a cause. Our probes saw failing or very slow requests.
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?
Subscribe for free on ModelBank: email, browser push, or Slack / Discord / Feishu.
Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and Kimi's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.