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

Calls to the model meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct-lite on Together AI stopped working on July 10, 2026.

- API: Together AI (api.together.xyz)
- Model: meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct-lite
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: July 10, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct-lite`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/together-ai/meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct-lite/