# deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b — End-of-Life — shutdown 10/02/25 For deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b, provider is Groq; lifecycle status is End-of-Life; deprecation announced is September 2, 2025; shutdown / retirement date is 10/02/25; recommended replacement is llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b, recorded from its source on 2026-09-09. - **Provider:** Groq _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Model ID / API name:** deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Lifecycle status:** End-of-Life - **Deprecation announced:** September 2, 2025 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Shutdown / retirement date:** 10/02/25 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Recommended replacement:** llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Platform / deployment scope:** Cerebras Inference API _(per inference-docs.cerebras.ai, not stated by the source above)_ ## What the source says > October 2, 2025: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on September 2, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b in favor of llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b. The Llama 3.3 70B and GPT-OSS 120B models deliver exceptional performance, enabling your applications to harness state-of-the-art text generation with unparalleled speed on our platform. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b | 10/02/25 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b | ## Where each value comes from This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it. ### Deprecation announced > In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on September 2, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b in favor of llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b. The Llama 3.3 70B and GPT-OSS 120B models deliver exceptional performance, enabling your applications to harness state-of-the-art text generation with unparalleled speed on our platform. ## Sources disagree More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from. ### Provider console.groq.com says provider is **Groq**, as of 2026-09-09. > October 2, 2025: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on September 2, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b in favor of llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b. The Llama 3.3 70B and GPT-OSS 120B models deliver exceptional performance, enabling your applications to harness state-of-the-art text generation with unparalleled speed on our platform. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b | 10/02/25 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b | Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations inference-docs.cerebras.ai says provider is **Cerebras**, as of 2026-09-09. > 2025-08-12 Deprecated deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b We recommend migrating to Qwen 3 32B . Source: https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/support/deprecation docs.sambanova.ai says provider is **SambaNova**, as of 2026-09-15. > | `DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | 3/20/2026 | `gpt-oss-120b` | Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md docs.together.ai says provider is **Together AI**, as of 2026-09-15. > | 2025-12-23 | `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | No | Source: https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md ### Lifecycle status console.groq.com says lifecycle status is **End-of-Life**, as of 2026-09-09. > October 2, 2025: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on September 2, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b in favor of llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b. The Llama 3.3 70B and GPT-OSS 120B models deliver exceptional performance, enabling your applications to harness state-of-the-art text generation with unparalleled speed on our platform. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b | 10/02/25 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b | Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations inference-docs.cerebras.ai says lifecycle status is **Deprecated**, as of 2026-09-09. > 2025-08-12 Deprecated deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b We recommend migrating to Qwen 3 32B . Source: https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/support/deprecation docs.sambanova.ai says lifecycle status is **Deprecated**, as of 2026-09-15. > | `DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | 3/20/2026 | `gpt-oss-120b` | Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md docs.together.ai says lifecycle status is **Removed**, as of 2026-09-15. > | 2025-12-23 | `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | No | Source: https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md ### Deprecation announced console.groq.com says deprecation announced is **September 2, 2025**, as of 2026-09-09. > October 2, 2025: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on September 2, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b in favor of llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b. The Llama 3.3 70B and GPT-OSS 120B models deliver exceptional performance, enabling your applications to harness state-of-the-art text generation with unparalleled speed on our platform. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b | 10/02/25 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b | Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations inference-docs.cerebras.ai says deprecation announced is **2025-08-12**, as of 2026-09-09. > 2025-08-12 Deprecated deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b We recommend migrating to Qwen 3 32B . Source: https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/support/deprecation docs.sambanova.ai says deprecation announced is **March 6, 2026**, as of 2026-09-15. > | `DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | 3/20/2026 | `gpt-oss-120b` | Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md ### Shutdown / retirement date console.groq.com says shutdown / retirement date is **10/02/25**, as of 2026-09-09. > October 2, 2025: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on September 2, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b in favor of llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b. The Llama 3.3 70B and GPT-OSS 120B models deliver exceptional performance, enabling your applications to harness state-of-the-art text generation with unparalleled speed on our platform. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b | 10/02/25 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b | Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations docs.sambanova.ai says shutdown / retirement date is **3/20/2026**, as of 2026-09-15. > | `DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | 3/20/2026 | `gpt-oss-120b` | Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md docs.together.ai says shutdown / retirement date is **2025-12-23**, as of 2026-09-15. > | 2025-12-23 | `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | No | Source: https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md ### Recommended replacement console.groq.com says recommended replacement is **llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b**, as of 2026-09-09. > October 2, 2025: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on September 2, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b in favor of llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b. The Llama 3.3 70B and GPT-OSS 120B models deliver exceptional performance, enabling your applications to harness state-of-the-art text generation with unparalleled speed on our platform. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b | 10/02/25 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile or openai/gpt-oss-120b | Source: https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations inference-docs.cerebras.ai says recommended replacement is **Qwen 3 32B**, as of 2026-09-09. > 2025-08-12 Deprecated deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b We recommend migrating to Qwen 3 32B . Source: https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/support/deprecation docs.sambanova.ai says recommended replacement is **gpt-oss-120b**, as of 2026-09-15. > | `DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B` | 3/20/2026 | `gpt-oss-120b` | Source: https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md ## Source - https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations - https://inference-docs.cerebras.ai/support/deprecation - https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md - https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations.md Last verified: 2026-09-09. Review by: 2026-10-09. Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).