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Key insights
Concrete technical or product signals.
- K2.8 Preview is not a new public API slug. Clients already calling kimi-for-coding were switched without a config change.
- With thinking turned off, Kimi says K3-series and K2.8 Preview requests are served by K2.8 Preview without thinking.
Use cases
Where this shines in production.
- Repository-wide coding tasks
- Long-context codebase analysis
- Measuring K2.8 Preview against Kimi K3
Limitations & trade-offs
What to watch for.
- K2.8 is labeled Preview. There is no separate model card or token price for a kimi-k2-8 slug.
- Vendor 'close to K3' language is not a published benchmark table.
- Repository agents still need secret hygiene, tests, branch protection, and human review.
Models referenced
Declared model dependencies or integrations.
Kimi K2.8 Preview, Kimi K3, kimi-for-coding
Plans
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Kimi Code FAQ
What is Kimi Code?
Kimi Code is Moonshot AI's coding agent for terminal and IDE workflows. It can inspect files, edit repositories, run commands, and use Kimi coding models under user-controlled permissions.
Which model does Kimi Code use?
Kimi Code's available model choices can change. Current Kimi documentation includes Kimi K3 and coding-focused Kimi variants, so teams should verify the selected model and account limits before rollout.
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