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DeepInfra retired model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b on June 11, 2026. Calls specifying this model fail since that date. The change affects any request routed to that specific model identifier.


What to use instead of deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b

Move to deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528, which is recommended by DeepInfra.


Facts

API
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Model
deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b
Released
January 1, 2025 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
June 11, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model list
Last updated
Verified
, against DeepInfra's own pages

Questions

When does deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b shut down?

Calls to the model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b on DeepInfra stopped working on June 11, 2026.

What happens to calls after June 11, 2026?

They have failed since June 11, 2026.

When was deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b released?

deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b was released on January 1, 2025, according to models.dev.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.


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