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

Stopped working

Calls to the model meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b on Together AI stopped working on July 29, 2026.

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

Move to meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-Reference, recommended by Together AI.

Facts

API
Together AI api.together.xyz
Model
meta-llama/meta-llama-3-8b
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
July 29, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated

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