# meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct

Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct on OpenRouter stopped working on November 3, 2026.

Requests using model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct fail since November 3, 2026. OpenRouter shut down the model on that day, and subsequent calls to it no longer succeed.

## The error OpenRouter returns once meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"No endpoints found for meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct.","code":404}}
```

## What to use instead

OpenRouter stopped serving this model, so you must update your code to point to another model it lists.

- API: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai)
- Model: meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct
- Released: July 23, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: November 3, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct`
- Source: [Model list](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against OpenRouter's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/openrouter/meta-llama/llama-3.1-70b-instruct/

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent