# llama3-groq-8b-8192-tool-use-preview

Calls to the model llama3-groq-8b-8192-tool-use-preview on Groq stopped working on January 6, 2025.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: llama3-groq-8b-8192-tool-use-preview
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: January 6, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model llama3-groq-8b-8192-tool-use-preview`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/groq/llama3-groq-8b-8192-tool-use-preview/

## What to use instead

Move to openai/gpt-oss-120b. llama-3.3-70b-versatile, named first, stopped working on 2026-08-16.