Groq · Model retirement
gemma2-9b-it
Stopped working
Calls to the model gemma2-9b-it on Groq stopped working on October 8, 2025.
What to use instead of gemma2-9b-it
Move to openai/gpt-oss-20b. llama-3.1-8b-instant, named first, stopped working on 2026-08-16.
Facts
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gemma2-9b-it- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- October 8, 2025
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
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