# llama-3.3-70b-specdec

Calls to the model llama-3.3-70b-specdec on Groq stopped working on April 14, 2025.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: llama-3.3-70b-specdec
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: April 14, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model llama-3.3-70b-specdec`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/groq/llama-3.3-70b-specdec/

## What to use instead

Move to openai/gpt-oss-120b. meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct, named first, stopped working on 2026-07-17. llama-3.3-70b-versatile, named first, stopped working on 2026-08-16.