# llama-guard-3-8b

Calls to the model llama-guard-3-8b on Groq stopped working on June 6, 2025.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: llama-guard-3-8b
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: June 6, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model llama-guard-3-8b`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/groq/llama-guard-3-8b/

## What to use instead

Move to openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b. meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b, named first, stopped working on 2026-03-05.