# meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct

Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct on Novita AI stopped working on January 8, 2026.

## What to use instead

meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct, named first, stops working on 2026-11-26. No replacement that holds is named yet.

- API: Novita AI (api.novita.ai)
- Model: meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct
- Released: September 25, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: January 8, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct`
- Source: [Model notices](https://novita.ai/docs/llms-full.txt#deprecation-notice)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Novita AI's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/novita-ai/meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct/

## Novita AI's words

> Deprecated model: meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct; Recommended alternatives: meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct

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