# llama-guard-3-8b

Calls to the model llama-guard-3-8b on Groq stopped working on June 6, 2025.

## The error Groq returns once llama-guard-3-8b is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `llama-guard-3-8b` 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-safeguard-20b. meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b, named first, stopped working on 2026-03-05.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: llama-guard-3-8b
- Released: July 23, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: June 6, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model llama-guard-3-8b`
- 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-guard-3-8b/

## Groq's words

> Deprecated Model: llama-guard-3-8b; Shutdown Date: 06/06/25; Recommended Replacement Model ID: meta-llama/llama-guard-4-12b

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