Model inclusion and lifecycle policy and deprecations for the Venice API
default_code
, default_vision
, or fastest
) that trait will be reassigned to a compatible replacement.
We never remove models silently or alter behavior without versioning. You’ll always know what’s running and how to prepare for what’s next.
venice-uncensored
qwen3-235b
llama-3.3-70b
deepseek-r1-671b
Model IDs are stable. If there’s a breaking change, we will release a new model ID (for example, add a version like v2). If there are no breaking changes, we may update the existing model and will communicate significant changes.
To provide flexibility, Venice also maintains symbolic aliases — implemented through traits — that point to the recommended default model for a given task. Examples include:
default
→ currently routes to llama-3.3-70b
default_code
→ currently routes to qwen-2.5-coder-32b
default_vision
→ currently routes to mistral-31-24b
default_reasoning
→ currently routes to deepseek-r1-671b
Deprecated Model | Replacement | Removal by | Status | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
deepseek-r1-671b | qwen3-235b | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Better model available, low usage |
llama-3.1-405b | qwen3-235b | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Better model available, low usage |
dolphin-2.9.2-qwen2-72b | venice-uncensored | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Better model available, low usage |
qwen-2.5-vl | mistral-31-24b | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Low usage |
qwen-2.5-qwq-32b | qwen3-235b (disable thinking) | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Low usage |
qwen-2.5-coder-32b | qwen3-235b | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Low usage |
deepseek-coder-v2-lite | qwen3-235b | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Low usage |
pony-realism | lustify-sdxl | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Better model available |
stable-diffusion-3.5 | qwen-image | Sep 22, 2025 | Available | Low usage |
flux-dev | qwen-image | Oct 22, 2025 | Available | Better model available |
flux-dev-uncensored | lustify-sdxl | Oct 22, 2025 | Available | Better model available |