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deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b model retirement
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Calls to the model deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on March 20, 2026.
What to use instead of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b
Move to gpt-oss-120b, recommended by SambaNova.
In SambaNova Cloud's words
Model ID: DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B; Removal date: 3/20/2026; Recommended replacement: gpt-oss-120b
Facts
- API
- SambaNova Cloud
api.sambanova.ai - Model
deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b- Released
- January 1, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- March 20, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against SambaNova Cloud's own pages
Questions
When does deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b shut down?
Calls to the model deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on March 20, 2026.
What happens to calls after March 20, 2026?
They have failed since March 20, 2026.
When was deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b released?
deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b was released on January 1, 2025, 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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