OpenRouter
meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct model retirement
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On November 15, 2026, OpenRouter will retire model meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct. Requests using model meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct will fail after this date.
The error you get from November 15, 2026
What OpenRouter answers a call to meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"error":{"message":"No endpoints found for meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct.","code":404}}
What to use instead of meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct
OpenRouter stops serving it, so you must move to another model it lists.
Facts
- API
- OpenRouter
openrouter.ai - Model
meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct- Released
- September 25, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- November 15, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model list
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against OpenRouter's own pages
Questions
When does meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct shut down?
Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct on OpenRouter stop working on November 15, 2026.
What happens to calls after November 15, 2026?
They fail from that day.
What error does meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct return once it is shut down?
OpenRouter answers HTTP 404: "No endpoints found for meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct.". Send another model to fix it.
When was meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct released?
meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct was released on September 25, 2024, according to models.dev.
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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Is your code calling this?
Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix before November 15, 2026.