> if you really want Kimi K2 instead of K3 you can still use it.

I think this is a very important aspect, especially after the huge GPT-4o backlash when GTP-5 came out. Each model has certain quirks, and areas where the previous model might be better for some use cases than the latest and greatest, and the labs so far seem to have no desire to offer some kind of "LTS" release.

LTS is really useful framing even if increasingly distilled or slower on older hardware etc vs disappearing model acts