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gemma-3-12b-it model retirement
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On June 9, 2026, SambaNova Cloud retired model gemma-3-12b-it. Calls targeting this model fail since that date. The removal affects all requests using model gemma-3-12b-it on api.sambanova.ai.
What to use instead of gemma-3-12b-it
Move to gemma-4-31B-it, which is recommended by SambaNova as the replacement.
In SambaNova Cloud's words
Model ID: gemma-3-12b-it; Removal date: 6/9/2026; Recommended replacement: gemma-4-31B-it
Facts
- API
- SambaNova Cloud
api.sambanova.ai - Model
gemma-3-12b-it- Released
- March 12, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- June 9, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against SambaNova Cloud's own pages
Questions
When does gemma-3-12b-it shut down?
Calls to the model gemma-3-12b-it on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on June 9, 2026.
What happens to calls after June 9, 2026?
They have failed since June 9, 2026.
When was gemma-3-12b-it released?
gemma-3-12b-it was released on March 12, 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.
gemma-3-12b-it on other APIs 3
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Novita AI
google/gemma-3-12b-itModel retirement Stopped working -
Together AI
google/gemma-3-12b-itModel retirement Stopped working -
No date
NVIDIA
google/gemma-3-12b-itModel retirement Deprecated, no date
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