llama-3.1-8b-instant — End-of-Life — shutdown 08/16/26

For llama-3.1-8b-instant, provider is Groq; lifecycle status is End-of-Life; deprecation announced is June 17, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is 08/16/26; recommended replacement is openai/gpt-oss-20b; platform / deployment scope is Free and developer-tier usage — enterprise customers with a committed-spend contract are not affected, recorded from its source on 2026-09-09.

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

August 16, 2026: llama-3.1-8b-instant and llama-3.3-70b-versatile In line with our commitment to bringing you cutting-edge models, on June 17, 2026, we emailed users to announce the deprecation of llama-3.1-8b-instant and llama-3.3-70b-versatile. We recommend migrating to openai/gpt-oss-20b (for Llama 3.1 8B Instant) and openai/gpt-oss-120b or qwen/qwen3.6-27b (for Llama 3.3 70B Versatile), which deliver exceptional performance with faster inference. This deprecation applies to free and developer-tier usage; enterprise customers with a committed-spend contract are not affected. Deprecated Model | Shutdown Date | Recommended Replacement Model ID | llama-3.1-8b-instant | 08/16/26 | openai/gpt-oss-20b |

— console.groq.com, retrieved 2026-09-09

Where each value comes from

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— all from console.groq.com, retrieved 2026-09-09

Source

• console.groq.comhttps://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations

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