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meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct model retirement
Stops working
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 of meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct
OpenRouter stops serving it, so you will need to move to another model it lists.
Facts
- API
- OpenRouter
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meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- November 3, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model list
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against OpenRouter's own pages
Questions
When does meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct shut down?
Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct on OpenRouter stop working on November 3, 2026.
What happens to calls after November 3, 2026?
They fail from that day.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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