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Novita AI meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct model retirement

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Calls to model meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct fail since June 19, 2026. Novita AI retired the model on that date, causing subsequent requests to fail rather than redirect.


What to use instead of meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct

The recommended alternative meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct stops working on November 26, 2026. No permanent replacement has been named yet.

In Novita AI's words

Deprecated model: meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct; Recommended alternative: meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct

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meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
June 19, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
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Model notices
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Questions

When does meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct shut down?

Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct on Novita AI stopped working on June 19, 2026.

What happens to calls after June 19, 2026?

They have failed since June 19, 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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