# deepseek-r1-0528

Calls to the model deepseek-r1-0528 on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on April 14, 2026.

On April 14, 2026, SambaNova Cloud retired the model deepseek-r1-0528. Requests specifying this model fail since that date. The removal affects all calls directed to api.sambanova.ai using this model ID.

## What to use instead

Move to gpt-oss-120b, which is recommended by SambaNova as the replacement.

- API: SambaNova Cloud (api.sambanova.ai)
- Model: deepseek-r1-0528
- Released: May 28, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: April 14, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model deepseek-r1-0528`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against SambaNova Cloud's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/sambanova-cloud/deepseek-r1-0528/

## SambaNova Cloud's words

> Model ID: DeepSeek-R1-0528; Removal date: 4/14/2026; Recommended replacement: gpt-oss-120b

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