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Together AI deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k model retirement

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On July 29, 2026, Together AI retired the model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k. Calls targeting this model fail since that date.


What to use instead of deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k

Move to meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-Reference, recommended by Together AI.

In Together AI's words

Removal date: 2026-07-29; Model: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B-131k; Suggested replacement: meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-Reference

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Model
deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k
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Model retirement
Takes effect
July 29, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
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Questions

When does deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k shut down?

Calls to the model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-131k on Together AI stopped working on July 29, 2026.

What happens to calls after July 29, 2026?

They have failed since July 29, 2026.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

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