# distil-whisper-large-v3-en

Calls to the model distil-whisper-large-v3-en on Groq stopped working on August 23, 2025.

## The error Groq returns once distil-whisper-large-v3-en is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `distil-whisper-large-v3-en` does not exist or you do not have access to it.","type":"invalid_request_error","code":"model_not_found"}}
```

## What to use instead

Move to whisper-large-v3-turbo, recommended by Groq.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: distil-whisper-large-v3-en
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: August 23, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model distil-whisper-large-v3-en`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://console.groq.com/docs/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Groq's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/groq/distil-whisper-large-v3-en/

## Groq's words

> Deprecated Model: distil-whisper-large-v3-en; Shutdown Date: 08/23/25; Recommended Replacement Model ID: whisper-large-v3-turbo

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent