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meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b

Stopped working

Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b on Groq stopped working on March 5, 2026.

What to use instead of meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b

Move to openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b, recommended by Groq.

Facts

API
Groq api.groq.com
Model
meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
March 5, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated

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