llama-3.1-70b-specdec retirement date and replacement

Name: llama-3.1-70b-specdec retires (Groq API)
Start: 2025-01-24
End: 2025-01-24

Groq API · Model · retired Jan 24, 2025 (retired)Unverified

Dates

Checked Sep 25, 2026 on Groq's page

Retired	Jan 24, 2025 (retired)
Replacement	llama-3.3-70b-specdec
Identifier	llama-3.3-70b-specdec
Notice	Shutdown Date; January 24, 2025: Llama 3.1 70B and Llama 3.1 70B (Speculative Decoding)
Source	console.groq.com/docs/deprecations

Date	Change	Source
Sep 25	Announced2025-01-24UnverifiedShutdown Date; January 24, 2025: Llama 3.1 70B and Llama 3.1 70B (Speculative Decoding)Source	Source

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