Groq · Model retirement
llama-3.1-8b-instant
Stopped working
Calls to the model llama-3.1-8b-instant on Groq stopped working on August 16, 2026.
What to use instead of llama-3.1-8b-instant
Move to openai/gpt-oss-20b, recommended by Groq.
Facts
- API
- Groq
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llama-3.1-8b-instant- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- August 16, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Who it affects
- free and developer tiers
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
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