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Amazon Bedrock · Forced move · Announced September 30, 2026 · Sources checked Oct 17

Time to bail on Amazon Bedrock: 26 Llama, Gemma and other models?

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26 models end on Bedrock March 30, 2027. Move to an Active model first.[1]

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Amazon Bedrock ends 26 Llama, Gemma and other models March 30, 2027

Amazon Bedrock removes 26 models from 9 providers on March 30, 2027. They include Llama 3 and 4, Gemma 3, DeepSeek-R1, Mistral 7B and Qwen3 Coder. They became Legacy on September 30, 2026.

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How it is winding down

  1. Sep 30, 2026Legacy noticeDone
  2. Mar 30End-of-life dateNext

What to do before March 30

Tick steps as you go. Your progress stays in this browser.

  1. Find the model IDs

    Search your code, agents and settings for the IDs on the list. Check the Region of each call.

  2. Pick an Active model

    AWS does not name replacements here. Compare Active models in your Region.

  3. Test before March 30

    Run your usual prompts. Check output, speed and cost, then switch.

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Facts we checked

Facts and their sources
End-of-life dateMarch 30, 2027[1]
How many models26 models from 9 providers[1]
Some of the model namesLlama 3 8B and 70B, Llama 3.1, Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Maverick and Scout, Gemma 3, DeepSeek-R1, DeepSeek-V3.1, Mistral 7B, Mixtral 8x7B, Qwen3 Coder, GLM 4.7, Kimi K2 Thinking[1]
DeepSeek model IDsdeepseek.r1-v1:0, deepseek.v3-v1:0 (bedrock-mantle: deepseek.v3.1)[1]
Google model IDsgoogle.gemma-3-4b-it, google.gemma-3-12b-it, google.gemma-3-27b-it[1]
Meta model IDsmeta.llama3-8b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-70b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-1-8b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-1-70b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-3-70b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama4-maverick-17b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama4-scout-17b-instruct-v1:0[1]
MiniMax model IDsminimax.minimax-m2, minimax.minimax-m2.1[1]
Mistral AI model IDsmistral.devstral-2-123b, mistral.mistral-7b-instruct-v0:2, mistral.mixtral-8x7b-instruct-v0:1, mistral.voxtral-mini-3b-2507, mistral.voxtral-small-24b-2507[1]
Moonshot AI model IDsmoonshot.kimi-k2-thinking (bedrock-mantle: moonshotai.kimi-k2-thinking)[1]
NVIDIA model IDsnvidia.nemotron-nano-9b-v2, nvidia.nemotron-nano-12b-v2[1]
Qwen model IDsqwen.qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-v1:0, qwen.qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-v1:0 (bedrock-mantle: -instruct names)[1]
Z.AI model IDszai.glm-4.7, zai.glm-4.7-flash[1]
Legacy noticeSeptember 30, 2026[1]
Public extended access startTo be announced[1]
RegionsEach model lists its own Regions; a model can stay Active in other Regions[1]
Does AWS move you to a new model?No. Migration does not happen automatically[1]
Legacy modelsNew customers can't use them; existing customers may lose access after 15 days of inactivity[1]
After the end dateRequests fail in the listed Regions, unless you have a private deal with the provider[1]
How to check your RegionCall ListFoundationModels or GetFoundationModel and read the modelLifecycle field[1]
Apps that call these models on BedrockRequests fail after March 30, 2027[1]

After March 30, 2027 you will see

Requests to these model IDs fail after the end date. AWS does not move you to a new model on its own.

Fix

  1. Change the model ID in your code to an Active model.
  2. Check the state in your Region: call ListFoundationModels and read modelLifecycle.

Source: [1] Model lifecycle (Legacy) (AWS)

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  1. Model lifecycle (Legacy) AWS · primary · checked Oct 17
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What changed

Time to bail on Amazon Bedrock: 26 Llama, Gemma and other models? Act. You can stay. 26 models end on Bedrock March 30, 2027. Move to an Active model first.

On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.

Amazon Bedrock removes 26 models from 9 providers on March 30, 2027. They include Llama 3 and 4, Gemma 3, DeepSeek-R1, Mistral 7B and Qwen3 Coder. They became Legacy on September 30, 2026.

Here are the facts we checked:

  • End-of-life date: March 30, 2027 (AWS)
  • How many models: 26 models from 9 providers (AWS)
  • Some of the model names: Llama 3 8B and 70B, Llama 3.1, Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Maverick and Scout, Gemma 3, DeepSeek-R1, DeepSeek-V3.1, Mistral 7B, Mixtral 8x7B, Qwen3 Coder, GLM 4.7, Kimi K2 Thinking (AWS)
  • DeepSeek model IDs: deepseek.r1-v1:0, deepseek.v3-v1:0 (bedrock-mantle: deepseek.v3.1) (AWS)
  • Google model IDs: google.gemma-3-4b-it, google.gemma-3-12b-it, google.gemma-3-27b-it (AWS)
  • Meta model IDs: meta.llama3-8b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-70b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-1-8b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-1-70b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama3-3-70b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama4-maverick-17b-instruct-v1:0, meta.llama4-scout-17b-instruct-v1:0 (AWS)
  • MiniMax model IDs: minimax.minimax-m2, minimax.minimax-m2.1 (AWS)
  • Mistral AI model IDs: mistral.devstral-2-123b, mistral.mistral-7b-instruct-v0:2, mistral.mixtral-8x7b-instruct-v0:1, mistral.voxtral-mini-3b-2507, mistral.voxtral-small-24b-2507 (AWS)
  • Moonshot AI model IDs: moonshot.kimi-k2-thinking (bedrock-mantle: moonshotai.kimi-k2-thinking) (AWS)
  • NVIDIA model IDs: nvidia.nemotron-nano-9b-v2, nvidia.nemotron-nano-12b-v2 (AWS)
  • Qwen model IDs: qwen.qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-v1:0, qwen.qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-v1:0 (bedrock-mantle: -instruct names) (AWS)
  • Z.AI model IDs: zai.glm-4.7, zai.glm-4.7-flash (AWS)
  • Legacy notice: September 30, 2026 (AWS)
  • Public extended access start: To be announced (AWS)
  • Regions: Each model lists its own Regions; a model can stay Active in other Regions (AWS)
  • Does AWS move you to a new model?: No. Migration does not happen automatically (AWS)
  • Legacy models: New customers can't use them; existing customers may lose access after 15 days of inactivity (AWS)
  • After the end date: Requests fail in the listed Regions, unless you have a private deal with the provider (AWS)
  • How to check your Region: Call ListFoundationModels or GetFoundationModel and read the modelLifecycle field (AWS)
  • Apps that call these models on Bedrock: Requests fail after March 30, 2027 (AWS)

You can stay on Amazon Bedrock. You have to change a setting or plan before the date.

Leaving is a choice here, not a must.

AWS is the main source for this page. Amazon Bedrock has not said more than what is listed here. If a fact is not on this page, we do not know it yet.

Who is affected

Apps that call these models on Bedrock: Requests fail after March 30, 2027.

The date to remember is March 30, 2027. Make the change before then.

What to do before March 30

  1. Find the model IDs. Search your code, agents and settings for the IDs on the list. Check the Region of each call.
  2. Pick an Active model. AWS does not name replacements here. Compare Active models in your Region.
  3. Test before March 30. Run your usual prompts. Check output, speed and cost, then switch.

A few tips:

  • Make the change yourself before the date. Do not wait for the last reminder email.
  • Write down your current plan or settings first, so you can compare after the change.
  • After the change, open your settings again and check that it worked.

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