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SambaNova Cloud deepseek-r1-0528 model retirement

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On April 14, 2026, SambaNova Cloud retired the model deepseek-r1-0528. Requests specifying this model fail since that date. The removal affects all calls directed to api.sambanova.ai using this model ID.


What to use instead of deepseek-r1-0528

Move to gpt-oss-120b, which is recommended by SambaNova as the replacement.

In SambaNova Cloud's words

Model ID: DeepSeek-R1-0528; Removal date: 4/14/2026; Recommended replacement: gpt-oss-120b

SambaNova Cloud, Deprecations page

Facts

API
SambaNova Cloud api.sambanova.ai
Model
deepseek-r1-0528
Released
May 28, 2025 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
April 14, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated
Verified
, against SambaNova Cloud's own pages

Questions

When does deepseek-r1-0528 shut down?

Calls to the model deepseek-r1-0528 on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on April 14, 2026.

What happens to calls after April 14, 2026?

They have failed since April 14, 2026.

When was deepseek-r1-0528 released?

deepseek-r1-0528 was released on May 28, 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.


deepseek-r1-0528 on other APIs 4

  1. Azure AI Foundry deepseek-r1-0528Model retirement Stopped working
  2. Together AI deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-0528Model retirement Stopped working
  3. No date Alibaba Model Studio deepseek-r1-0528Model retirement Deprecated, no date
  4. No date Tinfoil deepseek-r1-0528Model retirement Deprecated, no date

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