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meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct model retirement
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DeepInfra retired model meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct on July 16, 2026. Calls specifying this model fail since that date. The change affects all requests targeting the retired model identifier.
What to use instead of meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Move to meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-Turbo, which is recommended by DeepInfra.
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meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct- Released
- July 23, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- July 16, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
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- Last updated
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- , against DeepInfra's own pages
Questions
When does meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct shut down?
Calls to the model meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct on DeepInfra stopped working on July 16, 2026.
What happens to calls after July 16, 2026?
They have failed since July 16, 2026.
When was meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct released?
meta-llama/meta-llama-3.1-8b-instruct was released on July 23, 2024, according to models.dev.
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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