Kimi (Moonshot AI)
Outage

Kimi outage on November 9, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted

On November 9, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 05:35 and 23:38 UTC, about 18.1 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 40 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 4 incidents.

Live status

Timeline（UTC）

  1. OfficialOfficial incident posted: High volume of search request errors
  2. MeasuredModelBank probes detect an outage
  3. OfficialOfficially resolved: High volume of search request errors
  4. MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 8 min)
  5. MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
  6. MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 18 min)
  7. MeasuredModelBank probes detect an outage
  8. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Kimi Code K2.8 Preview: Increased TTFT Response Latency
  9. OfficialOfficially resolved: Kimi Code K2.8 Preview: Increased TTFT Response Latency
  10. MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 54 min)

Hourly measurements (UTC)

00:0012:0023:00

⏱ Detected 40 min before the official post

Also affected that day: Copilot · ChatGPT

Official updates（UTC）

  1. investigating搜索请求报错率超过20%，持续超过1分钟
  2. resolvedThis incident has been resolved.
  3. investigatingK2.8 Preview 部分请求的 TTFT 延迟可能升高

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: 2026-11-07 · 2026-11-05 · 2026-11-04 · 2026-11-02 · 2026-11-01 · 2026-10-31

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 9, 2026?

On November 9, 2026, Kimi (Moonshot AI) had an outage between 05:35 and 23:38 UTC, about 18.1 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 40 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 4 incidents.

Why was Kimi down?

The vendor's own description: High volume of search request errors; Kimi Code K2.8 Preview: Increased TTFT Response Latency. 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.