Recommend Novita's current flagship models

The models listed for Novita were older ids that no longer reflect what
the platform leads with. Point the recommendations at the three current
flagships instead, each verified against api.novita.ai:

  moonshotai/kimi-k3              1M context, native vision
  zai-org/glm-5.2                 1M context, long-horizon agentic work
  deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 1M context, cheapest of the three

Context windows, output limits, input modalities and pricing were taken
from the live /openai/v1/models response rather than carried over.

Author: jax-novita

docs/cookbook/02-models.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for spec in (
     "claude-cli/claude-sonnet-5",
     "openrouter/anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5",
     "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
-    "novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1",
+    "novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3",
     "ollama/llama3.1",
     "mock/anything",
 ):
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ print(model.invoke("say hi").content)
 {'spec': 'claude-cli/claude-sonnet-5', 'backend': 'claude-cli', 'model': 'claude-sonnet-5'}
 {'spec': 'openrouter/anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5', 'backend': 'openrouter', 'model': 'anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5'}
 {'spec': 'openai/gpt-4o-mini', 'backend': 'openai', 'model': 'gpt-4o-mini'}
-{'spec': 'novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1', 'backend': 'novita', 'model': 'deepseek/deepseek-r1'}
+{'spec': 'novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3', 'backend': 'novita', 'model': 'moonshotai/kimi-k3'}
 {'spec': 'ollama/llama3.1', 'backend': 'ollama', 'model': 'llama3.1'}
 {'spec': 'mock/anything', 'backend': 'mock', 'model': 'anything'}
 hello from a scripted model
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ examples:
   openrouter/anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5   many providers, one key
   openrouter/openai/gpt-4o-mini:floor     cheapest provider for that model
   openai/gpt-4o-mini                      the OpenAI API directly, your key
-  novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1             Novita's own endpoint, your key
+  novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3             Novita's own endpoint, your key
   ollama/llama3.1                         a local server, no key and no bill
 
 grapharc models --check  probes which of these this machine can use

grapharc/cli/main.py

@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def _cmd_models(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
         "openrouter/anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5": "many providers, one key",
         "openrouter/openai/gpt-4o-mini:floor": "cheapest provider for that model",
         "openai/gpt-4o-mini": "the OpenAI API directly, your key",
-        "novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1": "Novita's own endpoint, your key",
+        "novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3": "Novita's own endpoint, your key",
         "ollama/llama3.1": "a local server, no key and no bill",
     }
     payload = {

grapharc/gateway/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     get_model("claude-cli/claude-sonnet-5")             # subscription, no API key
     get_model("openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5") # many providers, one key
     get_model("openai/gpt-4o-mini")                     # OPENAI_API_KEY
-    get_model("novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1")            # NOVITA_API_KEY
+    get_model("novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3")            # NOVITA_API_KEY
     get_model("ollama/llama3.1")                        # local server, no key
     get_model("mock/x", responses=[...])                # deterministic tests
 

grapharc/gateway/novita.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 """Novita backend — a GPU cloud hosting open-weight models, one key.
 
-`novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1` reaches Novita's own OpenAI-compatible endpoint
+`novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3` reaches Novita's own OpenAI-compatible endpoint
 (`https://api.novita.ai/openai`), not api.openai.com, so this builds on
 `OpenAICompatChatModel` the same way `openrouter.py` and `ollama.py` do rather
 than on `openai.py`: the endpoint is fixed, not an override of OpenAI's own.
 
-Model ids on Novita are themselves `author/slug` — `deepseek/deepseek-r1`,
-`qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b` — the same shape OpenRouter uses, so `vendor()` in
+Model ids on Novita are themselves `author/slug` — `moonshotai/kimi-k3`,
+`zai-org/glm-5.2` — the same shape OpenRouter uses, so `vendor()` in
 `registry.py` already reads the right author off a Novita spec with no
 backend-specific handling: `BACKEND_VENDOR` stays absent for `novita`, exactly
 as it is absent for `openrouter`.

grapharc/gateway/registry.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5  -> OpenRouter
     openrouter/openai/gpt-4o:floor          -> OpenRouter, cheapest provider
     openai/gpt-4o-mini                      -> OpenAI directly (OPENAI_API_KEY)
-    novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1             -> Novita (NOVITA_API_KEY)
+    novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3             -> Novita (NOVITA_API_KEY)
     ollama/llama3.1                         -> a local Ollama server, no key
     mock/anything                           -> scripted test double
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class UnknownBackendError(Exception):
 _BARE_BACKEND_EXAMPLE = {
     "openrouter": "openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5",
     "openai": "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
-    "novita": "novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1",
+    "novita": "novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3",
     "ollama": "ollama/llama3.1",
 }
 

tests/test_gateway_novita.py

@@ -56,20 +56,20 @@ def test_novita_process_env_beats_the_file(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
 def test_constructing_novita_without_a_key_explains_how_to_fix_it(no_credentials):
     with pytest.raises(NovitaError, match="NOVITA_API_KEY"):
-        NovitaChatModel("deepseek/deepseek-r1")
+        NovitaChatModel("moonshotai/kimi-k3")
 
 
 def test_novita_key_never_appears_in_a_description_or_a_redaction(monkeypatch):
     secret = "sk-novita-0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", secret)
-    assert secret not in str(describe("novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1"))
+    assert secret not in str(describe("novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3"))
     assert secret not in config.redact(secret)
 
 
 def test_novita_always_points_at_its_own_endpoint(monkeypatch):
     """Unlike OpenAI, there is no override — the endpoint is fixed."""
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", "sk-test")
-    model = NovitaChatModel("deepseek/deepseek-r1")
+    model = NovitaChatModel("moonshotai/kimi-k3")
     assert str(model.openai_api_base) == NOVITA_BASE_URL
     assert NOVITA_BASE_URL == "https://api.novita.ai/openai"
 
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ def test_novita_always_points_at_its_own_endpoint(monkeypatch):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("spec", "backend", "model"),
     [
-        ("novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1", "novita", "deepseek/deepseek-r1"),
-        ("novita/qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b", "novita", "qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b"),
+        ("novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3", "novita", "moonshotai/kimi-k3"),
+        ("novita/zai-org/glm-5.2", "novita", "zai-org/glm-5.2"),
     ],
 )
 def test_novita_specs_split_the_way_the_docs_say(spec, backend, model):
@@ -91,24 +91,24 @@ def test_novita_specs_split_the_way_the_docs_say(spec, backend, model):
 
 def test_the_registry_builds_the_novita_backend(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", "sk-test")
-    assert get_model("novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1")._llm_type == "grapharc-novita"
+    assert get_model("novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3")._llm_type == "grapharc-novita"
 
 
 def test_a_missing_novita_key_surfaces_through_the_registry(no_credentials):
     with pytest.raises(NovitaError):
-        get_model("novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1")
+        get_model("novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3")
 
 
 def test_an_unknown_backend_still_names_novita():
     with pytest.raises(UnknownBackendError, match="novita"):
-        get_model("nvita/deepseek/deepseek-r1")
+        get_model("nvita/moonshotai/kimi-k3")
 
 
 def test_vendor_reads_the_model_authors_novita_ids_carry():
     """Novita ids are themselves `author/slug`, the same shape OpenRouter uses,
     so `vendor()` needs no Novita-specific entry in `BACKEND_VENDOR`."""
-    assert vendor("novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1") == "deepseek"
-    assert vendor("novita/qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b") == "qwen"
+    assert vendor("novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3") == "moonshotai"
+    assert vendor("novita/zai-org/glm-5.2") == "zai-org"
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------- capabilities and accounting
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ class Verdict(BaseModel):
         supported: bool
 
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", "sk-test")
-    model = NovitaChatModel("deepseek/deepseek-r1")
+    model = NovitaChatModel("moonshotai/kimi-k3")
     model.bind_tools([get_weather])
     model.with_structured_output(Verdict)
 
 
 def test_the_usage_envelope_matches_every_other_backend(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", "sk-test")
-    model = NovitaChatModel("deepseek/deepseek-r1")
+    model = NovitaChatModel("moonshotai/kimi-k3")
     model._record_usage(
         _result(
             prompt_tokens=1000,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def test_novita_reports_no_cost_and_says_so_rather_than_guessing(monkeypatch):
     invented number would be worse than an admitted gap, so the call is
     counted as unpriced."""
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", "sk-test")
-    model = NovitaChatModel("deepseek/deepseek-r1")
+    model = NovitaChatModel("moonshotai/kimi-k3")
     model._settle(_result(prompt_tokens=1000, completion_tokens=50))
     assert model.last_usage["cost_usd"] is None
     assert model.spend.unpriced_calls == 1
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def test_novita_reports_no_cost_and_says_so_rather_than_guessing(monkeypatch):
 def test_a_rate_card_prices_novita_the_way_it_prices_openai(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", "sk-test")
     model = NovitaChatModel(
-        "deepseek/deepseek-r1",
+        "moonshotai/kimi-k3",
         price_per_million={"input": 0.15, "cached_input": 0.075, "output": 0.60},
     )
     model._settle(
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def test_novita_sets_no_max_tokens_ceiling_of_its_own(monkeypatch):
     """OpenRouter defaults it to dodge a credit-reservation 402. Novita has no
     such reservation, so a default here would only truncate replies."""
     monkeypatch.setenv("NOVITA_API_KEY", "sk-test")
-    assert NovitaChatModel("deepseek/deepseek-r1").max_tokens is None
+    assert NovitaChatModel("moonshotai/kimi-k3").max_tokens is None
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ live ----
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def get_weather(city: str) -> str:
         """Get the current weather for a city."""
         return f"sunny in {city}"
 
-    model = get_model("novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1", temperature=0, max_tokens=512)
+    model = get_model("novita/moonshotai/kimi-k3", temperature=0, max_tokens=512)
     reply = model.bind_tools([get_weather]).invoke(
         [HumanMessage(content="What is the weather in Paris? Use the tool.")]
     )