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SambaNova Cloud llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct model retirement

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On June 9, 2026, SambaNova Cloud retired model llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct. Calls targeting this model fail since that day. Requests are not redirected to a newer version.


What to use instead of llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct

Move to gemma-4-31B-it, which is recommended by SambaNova.

In SambaNova Cloud's words

Model ID: Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct; Removal date: 6/9/2026; Recommended replacement: gemma-4-31B-it

SambaNova Cloud, Deprecations page

Facts

API
SambaNova Cloud api.sambanova.ai
Model
llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
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 llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct shut down?

Calls to the model llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on June 9, 2026.

What happens to calls after June 9, 2026?

They have failed since June 9, 2026.

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.


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