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meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct

Stopped working

Calls to the model meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct on DeepInfra stopped working on May 7, 2026.

What to use instead of meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct

Move to meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct, recommended by DeepInfra.

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meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
May 7, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
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