Cortex model deprecations for August 2026¶
The following models enter the legacy state on August 12, 2026. Customers using these models in AI_COMPLETE, CORTEX.COMPLETE, the Agents API, Cortex Inference, or Snowflake CoWork can continue to use them until each model’s end-of-life (EOL) date, but are expected to transition to a replacement model in advance to avoid disruption.
| Model | Legacy date | End-of-life date |
|---|---|---|
| claude-4-sonnet | August 12, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| openai-gpt-4.1 | August 12, 2026 | October 14, 2026 |
| llama3-70b | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| llama3-70b (fine-tuned) | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| llama3-8b | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| llama3-8b (fine-tuned) | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| llama3.1-70b | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| llama3.1-70b (fine-tuned) | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| llama3.1-8b (fine-tuned) | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| llama4-maverick | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| mistral-7b | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| mistral-7b (fine-tuned) | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| mistral-large2 | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| mixtral-8x7b | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| mixtral-8x7b (fine-tuned) | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
| pixtral-large | August 12, 2026 | No sooner than October 14, 2026 |
If the named model parameter is not updated, queries or API calls that reference the model fail after its end-of-life date.
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