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meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct — Retired or Deprecated — shutdown 2025-07-10, 2025-08-07, 4/14/2025 or 1 more — sources disagree

For meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct, provider is Oracle (OCI Generative AI — on-demand mode); lifecycle status is disputed: Retired per docs.oracle.com, Deprecated per docs.sambanova.ai, Retired per learn.microsoft.com; shutdown / retirement date is disputed: 2025-07-10 per docs.oracle.com, 2025-08-07 per docs.oracle.com, 4/14/2025 per docs.sambanova.ai, 1 more; platform / deployment scope is OCI Generative AI on-demand mode, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16; source re-checked 2026-11-11.

Provider
Oracle (OCI Generative AI — on-demand mode) our reading
Oracle (OCI Generative AI — dedicated mode) per docs.oracle.com
SambaNova per docs.sambanova.ai
Databricks per learn.microsoft.com
Model ID / API name
meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct verified
Lifecycle status
Retired sources disagree
Release date
2024-09-19 verified
Shutdown / retirement date
2025-07-10 sources disagree
Platform / deployment scope
OCI Generative AI on-demand mode our reading
OCI Generative AI dedicated mode per docs.oracle.com
SambaNova SambaCloud (model remains available on SambaStack) per docs.sambanova.ai
Databricks Foundation Model APIs — pay-per-token per learn.microsoft.com
Deprecation announced
March 31, 2025 per docs.sambanova.ai
Recommended replacement
Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct per docs.sambanova.ai
Sourcedocs.oracle.com
Verified
Review by
DatasetAI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

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

meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2025-07-10 |

— docs.oracle.com, retrieved 2026-09-16

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

Lifecycle status

Retired Models (On-Demand Mode)

Release date and Shutdown / retirement date

Model | Release Date | On-Demand Mode Retirement Date | Suggested Replacement Options | cohere.command-r-plus-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-plus | 2024-06-18 | 2025-01-16 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-16k | 2024-06-04 | 2025-01-16 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command | 2024-02-07 | 2024-10-02 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-light | 2024-02-07 | 2024-10-02 | Cohere Command A | xai.grok-4-1-fast-reasoning | 2026-01-21 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning | 2026-01-21 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4-fast-reasoning | 2026-01-21 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4-fast-non-reasoning | 2025-10-10 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-code-fast-1 | 2025-10-01 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4 | 2025-07-23 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-3 | 2025-06-25 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-3-mini | 2025-06-25 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-3-fast | 2025-06-25 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-3-mini-fast | 2025-06-25 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 | meta.llama-3.2-90b-vision-instruct | 2024-11-14 | 2026-08-03 | Meta Llama 4 Maverick Meta Llama 4 Scout | meta.llama-3.1-405b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2026-08-03 | Meta Llama 4 Maverick Meta Llama 4 Scout | meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2025-07-10 | Meta Llama 4 Maverick Meta Llama 4 Scout |

— all from docs.oracle.com, retrieved 2026-09-16

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 — deciding between them is yours, not ours.

Lifecycle status

docs.oracle.com says lifecycle status is Retired, as of 2026-09-16.

meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2025-07-10 |

https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-on-demand.htm

docs.oracle.com says lifecycle status is Retired, as of 2026-09-16.

meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2025-08-07 |

https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-dedicated.htm

docs.sambanova.ai says lifecycle status is Deprecated, as of 2026-09-15.

| `Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct` | 4/14/2025 | `Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct` |

https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md

learn.microsoft.com says lifecycle status is Retired, as of 2026-09-15.

| Meta Llama 3 (70B) | **Pay-per-token:** July 23, 2024 (Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct); December 11, 2024 (Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct)**Provisioned throughput:** February 27, 2026 | **Pay-per-token:** Meta-Llama-4-Maverick**Provisioned throughput:** Comparable model on the same offering, like Llama 3.2, 3.3, or 4 model of similar size. |

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/retired-models-policy

Shutdown / retirement date

docs.oracle.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2025-07-10, as of 2026-09-16.

meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2025-07-10 |

https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-on-demand.htm

docs.oracle.com says shutdown / retirement date is 2025-08-07, as of 2026-09-16.

meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2025-08-07 |

https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-dedicated.htm

docs.sambanova.ai says shutdown / retirement date is 4/14/2025, as of 2026-09-15.

| `Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct` | 4/14/2025 | `Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct` |

https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations.md

learn.microsoft.com says shutdown / retirement date is December 11, 2024, as of 2026-09-15.

| Meta Llama 3 (70B) | **Pay-per-token:** July 23, 2024 (Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct); December 11, 2024 (Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct)**Provisioned throughput:** February 27, 2026 | **Pay-per-token:** Meta-Llama-4-Maverick**Provisioned throughput:** Comparable model on the same offering, like Llama 3.2, 3.3, or 4 model of similar size. |

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/machine-learning/retired-models-policy

Where the other sources' values come from

These values were taken from a passage elsewhere on the other source's page, not from the row quoted with it above.

Lifecycle status

Retired Models (Dedicated Mode)

— docs.oracle.com, retrieved 2026-09-16

Release date

Model | Release Date | Dedicated Mode Retirement Date | Suggested Replacement Options | cohere.command-r-plus-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-plus | 2024-06-18 | 2025-08-07 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-16k | 2024-06-04 | 2025-08-07 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command | 2024-02-07 | 2025-08-07 | Cohere Command A | cohere.command-light | 2024-02-07 | 2025-08-07 | Cohere Command A | meta.llama-3.2-90b-vision-instruct | 2024-11-14 | 2026-08-03 | Meta Llama 4 Maverick Meta Llama 4 Scout | meta.llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct | 2024-11-14 | 2026-08-03 | Meta Llama 4 Maverick Meta Llama 4 Scout | meta.llama-3.1-405b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2026-08-03 | Meta Llama 4 Maverick Meta Llama 4 Scout | meta.llama-3.1-70b-instruct | 2024-09-19 | 2025-08-07 | Meta Llama 4 Maverick Meta Llama 4 Scout |

— docs.oracle.com, retrieved 2026-09-16

Lifecycle status

Models that are being deprecated and moved to **SambaStack only**:

— docs.sambanova.ai, retrieved 2026-09-15

Sources

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