Google Cloud will retire Moonshot AI's Kimi K2 endpoint in October
The managed API drew criticism over a Chinese model on US infrastructure, but public documents do not show Google paying Moonshot.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: X - Chris McGuire
Why it matters
US clouds can turn Chinese open-weight models into managed enterprise services. That expands developer choice while raising unresolved questions about commercial ties and model governance.
Yang Zhilin's Beijing-based Moonshot AI still has its Kimi K2 Thinking model available through Google Cloud as a managed API, though Google deprecated the endpoint on July 21st and plans to retire it on October 21st.…
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