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openchat/openchat-3.6-8b model retirement
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DeepInfra retired the model openchat/openchat-3.6-8b on July 16, 2026. Calls specifying this model fail since that date. The change affects all requests directed to openchat/openchat-3.6-8b on api.deepinfra.com.
What to use instead of openchat/openchat-3.6-8b
Move to meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-Turbo, which is recommended by DeepInfra.
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openchat/openchat-3.6-8b- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- July 16, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model list
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against DeepInfra's own pages
Questions
When does openchat/openchat-3.6-8b shut down?
Calls to the model openchat/openchat-3.6-8b on DeepInfra stopped working on July 16, 2026.
What happens to calls after July 16, 2026?
They have failed since July 16, 2026.
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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