# meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct

Calls to the model meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct on Groq stopped working on July 17, 2026.

On July 17, 2026, the model meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct was retired for users on free and developer tiers. Requests specifying this model fail since that date. The change affects calls targeting model meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct on these tiers.

## The error Groq returns once meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct is gone

HTTP 404

```json
{"error":{"message":"The model `meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct` 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 alternative replacement qwen/qwen3.6-27b also stopped working on September 14, 2026.

- API: Groq (api.groq.com)
- Model: meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct
- Released: April 5, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: July 17, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct`
- 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/meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct/

## Groq's words

> Deprecated Model: meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct; Shutdown Date: 07/17/26; Recommended Replacement Model ID: openai/gpt-oss-120b or qwen/qwen3.6-27b

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