# deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-32k

Calls to the model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-32k on Together AI stopped working on July 29, 2026.

On July 29, 2026, Together AI retired model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-32k. Requests targeting this model fail since that date.

## What to use instead

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

- API: Together AI (api.together.xyz)
- Model: deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-32k
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: July 29, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-32k`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://docs.together.ai/docs/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Together AI's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/together-ai/deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-32k/

## Together AI's words

> Removal date: 2026-07-29; Model: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B-32k; Suggested replacement: meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-Reference

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