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playai-tts model retirement
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Calls to the model playai-tts on Groq stopped working on December 31, 2025.
The error you get
What Groq answers a call to playai-tts once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"error":{"message":"The model `playai-tts` does not exist or you do not have access to it.","type":"invalid_request_error","code":"model_not_found"}}What to use instead of playai-tts
Switch your requests to the recommended replacement model canopylabs/orpheus-v1-english.
In Groq's words
Deprecated Model: playai-tts; Shutdown Date: 12/31/25; Recommended Replacement Model ID: canopylabs/orpheus-v1-english
Facts
- API
- Groq
api.groq.com - Model
playai-tts- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- December 31, 2025
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Groq's own pages
Questions
When does playai-tts shut down?
Calls to the model playai-tts on Groq stopped working on December 31, 2025.
What happens to calls after December 31, 2025?
They have failed since December 31, 2025.
What error does playai-tts return once it is shut down?
Groq answers HTTP 404: "The model `playai-tts` does not exist or you do not have access to it.". Send another model to fix it.
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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