# gemma2-9b-it — End-of-Life — shutdown 10/08/25

For gemma2-9b-it, provider is Groq; lifecycle status is End-of-Life; deprecation announced is August 8, 2025; shutdown / retirement date is 10/08/25; recommended replacement is llama-3.1-8b-instant, recorded from its source on 2026-09-09.

- **Provider:** Groq _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Model ID / API name:** gemma2-9b-it _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** End-of-Life
- **Deprecation announced:** August 8, 2025 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 10/08/25 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** llama-3.1-8b-instant _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> October 8, 2025: gemma2-9b-it In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on August 8, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of gemma2-9b-it in favor of llama-3.1-8b-instant. The newer Llama 3.1 8B model delivers exceptional price-performance at the same speed as the Gemma 2 9B model. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | gemma2-9b-it | 10/08/25 | llama-3.1-8b-instant |

## 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 August 8, 2025, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of gemma2-9b-it in favor of llama-3.1-8b-instant. The newer Llama 3.1 8B model delivers exceptional price-performance at the same speed as the Gemma 2 9B model.

## Source

- https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations

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/).