# deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k

Calls to the model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k on Together AI stopped working on July 29, 2026.

- API: Together AI (api.together.xyz)
- Model: deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: July 29, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/together-ai/deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k/

## What to use instead

Move to meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-Reference, recommended by Together AI.