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meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct

Stopped working

Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct on Novita AI stopped working on June 19, 2026.

What to use instead of meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct

Move to meta-llama/llama-3.1-8b-instruct, recommended by Novita.

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API
Novita AI api.novita.ai
Model
meta-llama/llama-3-8b-instruct
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
June 19, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated

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