# meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct

Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct on OpenRouter stop working on November 3, 2026.

On November 3, 2026, the model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct will stop working. Any calls requesting model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct will fail after that day.

## What to use instead

OpenRouter stops serving it, so you will need to move to another model it lists.

- API: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai)
- Model: meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: November 3, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct`
- Source: [Model list](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models)
- Verified: October 28, 2026, against OpenRouter's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/openrouter/meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct/

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent