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moonshotai · observed 22 Oct 2026

Public-source support evidence

Kimi-K2-Instruct

Exact checkpoint execution is unverified. Community MLX weights are available; the architecture is listed in llama.cpp and vLLM.

moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct

Kimi-K2-Instruct is a text generation model published by moonshotai on Hugging Face. We have not written a summary yet; see the model card ↗

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SUPPORT EVIDENCE

Runtime status

llama.cpp

Architecture listed

The model config architecture is listed in this runtime registry. This is family/architecture evidence only; exact checkpoint loading, model-specific configuration, hardware, and generation were not tested.

Checked 2026-10-22 14:51 UTC

Evidence source ↗

Ollama

Unknown

The exact model and runtime-specific sources were checked; no positive model-level evidence was established.

Checked 2026-10-22 16:53 UTC

Version v0.40.8

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LM Studio

Unknown

The exact model and runtime-specific sources were checked; no positive model-level evidence was established.

Checked 2026-10-22 16:53 UTC

Checked source ↗

MLX / mlx-lm

Upload available

A current public MLX upload with an exact base_model match was observed. Upload availability only; this model was not loaded or hardware-tested.

Checked 2026-10-22 17:02 UTC

Evidence source ↗

vLLM

Architecture listed

The model config architecture is listed in this runtime registry. This is family/architecture evidence only; exact checkpoint loading, model-specific configuration, hardware, and generation were not tested.

Checked 2026-10-22 14:51 UTC

Evidence source ↗

MLX community uploads may target mlx-vlm; an upload observation does not establish mlx-lm compatibility.

MEMORY ESTIMATES

Which file should I grab?

16 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

No observed complete artifact currently qualifies.

Unknown: no observed complete artifact fits this capacity with documented headroom.

24 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

No observed complete artifact currently qualifies.

Unknown: no observed complete artifact fits this capacity with documented headroom.

32 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

No observed complete artifact currently qualifies.

Unknown: no observed complete artifact fits this capacity with documented headroom.

128 GB capacity estimate

Which file should I grab?

No observed complete artifact currently qualifies.

Unknown: no observed complete artifact fits this capacity with documented headroom.

Memory estimates are the observed file size plus fixed headroom (20% plus 1.5 GB runtime allowance); real needs also depend on context length, KV cache and runtime settings. Fit is an estimate; it does not establish runtime compatibility, speed, context length, or hardware performance. Text-weights-only estimates do not include a projector or total vision memory where unknown.

Terms: a quant is a lower-precision version of the weights; GGUF is a file format used by llama.cpp and compatible apps; MLX targets Apple silicon; vLLM is a model-serving engine for NVIDIA GPUs; the KV cache is stored attention state that grows with context length. Terms explained ↗

OBSERVED FILES

Quant uploads

Sizes and file groups come from the listed uploader repositories. A size is marked as an estimated fit only for a complete observed GGUF quant group.

UploaderFormat & quantObserved sizeEstimated fitFiles
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · BF162.1 TBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
45 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 45 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ4_NL578.5 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
12 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 12 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · IQ4_XS546.5 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
12 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 12 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q2_K373.2 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
8 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 8 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q2_K_L373.5 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
8 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 8 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q3_K_M489.4 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
11 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 11 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q3_K_S442.4 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
10 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 10 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_0580.6 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
13 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 13 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_1642.5 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
13 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 13 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_K_M620.8 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
13 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 13 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q4_K_S582.7 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
13 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 13 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q5_K_M728.3 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
16 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 16 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q5_K_S706.6 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
15 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 15 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q6_K842.6 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
18 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 18 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q8_01.1 TBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
23 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 23 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-IQ1_M304.2 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
7 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 7 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-IQ1_S280.1 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
6 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 6 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-IQ2_M347.1 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
8 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 8 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-IQ2_XXS328.8 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
7 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 7 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-IQ3_XXS416.6 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
9 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 9 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-Q2_K_XL381.9 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
8 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 8 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-Q3_K_XL452.1 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
10 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 10 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-Q4_K_XL587.1 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
13 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 13 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-Q5_K_XL730.6 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
16 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 16 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-Q6_K_XL879.1 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
19 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 19 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · UD-Q8_K_XL1.2 TBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
25 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 25 shard(s) are required.
unslothunsloth/Kimi-K2-Instruct-GGUF ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026GGUF · Q1_0243.6 GBOver 128 GBEstimated requirement exceeds 128 GB using the documented headroom formula.
5 files
Complete observed GGUF quant group; all 5 shard(s) are required.
mlx-communitymlx-community/Kimi-K2-Instruct-4bit ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026MLX · Quant unknownSize unknownUnknownUnknown: completeness or a complete GGUF quant group was not verified.
180 files
Observed weight file metadata; completeness unavailable without index/config verification.
mlx-communitymlx-community/moonshotai_Kimi-K2-Instruct-mlx-3bit ↗Observed 22 Oct 2026MLX · Quant unknownSize unknownUnknownUnknown: completeness or a complete GGUF quant group was not verified.
91 files
Observed weight file metadata; completeness unavailable without index/config verification.

CURATED TRACKING

Known issues

No curated issues verified for this snapshot. An empty list does not mean there are no bugs.

HARDWARE NOTES

Hardware testing planned

No execution or benchmark results are published for this model yet.