# whisper-large-v3

Calls to the model whisper-large-v3 on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on March 9, 2026.

## What to use instead

Recommended by SambaNova: SambaStack.

- API: SambaNova Cloud (api.sambanova.ai)
- Model: whisper-large-v3
- Released: September 1, 2023 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: March 9, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model whisper-large-v3`
- 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/whisper-large-v3/

## SambaNova Cloud's words

> Model ID: Whisper-Large-v3; Removal date: 3/9/2026; Recommended replacement: SambaStack

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