# qwen2.5-72b-instruct

Calls to the model qwen2.5-72b-instruct on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on April 14, 2025.

## What to use instead

Recommended by SambaNova: Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct, DeepSeek-V3-0324.

- API: SambaNova Cloud (api.sambanova.ai)
- Model: qwen2.5-72b-instruct
- Released: September 18, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: April 14, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model qwen2.5-72b-instruct`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against SambaNova Cloud's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/sambanova-cloud/qwen2.5-72b-instruct/

## SambaNova Cloud's words

> Model ID: Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct; Removal date: 4/14/2025; Recommended replacement: Meta-Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct , DeepSeek-V3-0324

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