# llama-3.3-70b-versatile

Calls to the model llama-3.3-70b-versatile on Groq stopped working on August 16, 2026.

Calls to model llama-3.3-70b-versatile fail on free and developer tiers since August 16, 2026. Groq shut down access to the model on that day for these tiers, causing requests using it to fail rather than redirect to a newer model.

## The error Groq returns once llama-3.3-70b-versatile is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `llama-3.3-70b-versatile` 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 openai/gpt-oss-120b. The other recommended replacement, qwen/qwen3.6-27b, stopped working on September 14, 2026.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: llama-3.3-70b-versatile
- Released: December 6, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: August 16, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model llama-3.3-70b-versatile`
- Who it affects: free and developer tiers
- 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/llama-3.3-70b-versatile/

## Groq's words

> Deprecated Model: llama-3.3-70b-versatile; Shutdown Date: 08/16/26; Recommended Replacement Model ID: openai/gpt-oss-120b or qwen/qwen3.6-27b

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