Migrate off Moonshot v1 8K
RetiredMoonshot v1 8K has been retired and shut down on 31 Aug 2026. Moonshot's official replacement is Kimi K3. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022 per 1M tokens blended.
Last verified: 24 Oct 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation
◎ You're on the watch list. We'll ping you the moment a model launches, changes price, or gets deprecated.
✕ Couldn't subscribe right now — please try again in a moment.
Free forever · no spam · unsubscribe anytime.
Moonshot v1 8K → Kimi K3
Moving to Kimi K3 means 9.2× more expensive ($0.65 → $6 /1M blended) and a larger context window (8K → 1.0M).
| Spec | Moonshot v1 8K | Kimi K3 |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Retired | GA |
| Blended price /1M | $0.65 | $6 |
| Input / output /1M | $0.2 / $2 | $3 / $15 |
| Context window | 8K | 1.0M |
| Max output | — | — |
| Modality | text | text, image |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
API string was moonshot-v1-8k → switch to kimi-k3. See Kimi K3's full spec sheet →
Budget-friendly replacements for Moonshot v1 8K
Generally-available models that match Moonshot v1 8K's capabilities (and at least half its 8K context), ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.
| Model | Blended /1M | Input / output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Meta | $0.022 | $0.02 / $0.03 | 128K |
| Amazon Nova Micro Amazon | $0.061 | $0.035 / $0.14 | 128K |
| Command R7B Cohere | $0.066 | $0.037 / $0.15 | 128K |
Migrating off Moonshot v1 8K
What replaces Moonshot v1 8K?
Moonshot's recommended migration for Moonshot v1 8K is Kimi K3. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022/1M blended.
Is Moonshot v1 8K still available?
No — Moonshot v1 8K has been retired (shut down 31 Aug 2026) and is no longer available via Moonshot's API.
What is the cheapest alternative to Moonshot v1 8K?
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Moonshot v1 8K's capabilities, at $0.02 per 1M input and $0.03 per 1M output tokens ($0.022/1M blended).
Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Moonshot v1 8K's full spec sheet →
Get a heads-up before your model is retired
New models, price cuts, and deprecations — a short email when something actually changes. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
The last few changes we caught — this is what lands in your inbox:
- RetiringO4-mini is off - OpenAI shut it down on October 23, 2026, as scheduled; migrate to gpt-5.6-terra
- RetiringO3-mini is off - OpenAI shut it down on October 23, 2026, as scheduled; migrate to gpt-5.6-sol
- RetiringO1-pro is off - OpenAI shut it down on October 23, 2026, as scheduled; migrate to gpt-5.6-sol
◎ You're on the watch list. We'll ping you the moment a model launches, changes price, or gets deprecated.
✕ Couldn't subscribe right now — please try again in a moment.
Free forever · powered by the same data on this page.