# llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct

Calls to the model llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on June 19, 2025.

## What to use instead

Move to gemma-4-31b-it. llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct, named first, stopped working on 2026-06-09.

- API: SambaNova Cloud (api.sambanova.ai)
- Model: llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct
- Released: April 5, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: June 19, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct`
- 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/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct/

## SambaNova Cloud's words

> Model ID: Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct; Removal date: 6/19/2025; Recommended replacement: Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-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