Groq Upgrade & Migration Skill

Groq Upgrade & Migration

Current State

!npm list groq-sdk 2>/dev/null | grep groq-sdk || echo 'groq-sdk not installed' !pip show groq 2>/dev/null | grep -E "Name|Version" || echo 'groq not installed (python)'

Overview

Guide for upgrading the groq-sdk package and migrating away from deprecated model IDs. Groq regularly deprecates older models in favor of newer, faster alternatives.

Model Deprecation Timeline

Groq announces deprecations with advance notice. These models have been deprecated:

| Deprecated Model | Deprecation Date | Replacement | |-----------------|-----------------|-------------| | mixtral-8x7b-32768 | 2025-03-05 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile or llama-3.1-8b-instant | | gemma2-9b-it | 2025-08-08 | llama-3.1-8b-instant | | llama-3.1-70b-versatile | 2024-12-06 | llama-3.3-70b-versatile | | llama-3.1-70b-specdec | 2024-12-06 | llama-3.3-70b-specdec | | playai-tts | 2025-12-23 | Orpheus TTS models | | playai-tts-arabic | 2025-12-23 | Orpheus TTS models | | distil-whisper-large-v3-en | — | whisper-large-v3-turbo |

Current Model IDs (Use These)

| Model ID | Type | Context | Speed | |----------|------|---------|-------| | llama-3.1-8b-instant | Text | 128K | ~560 tok/s | | llama-3.3-70b-versatile | Text | 128K | ~280 tok/s | | llama-3.3-70b-specdec | Text | 128K | Faster | | meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct | Vision+Text | 128K | ~460 tok/s | | meta-llama/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct | Vision+Text | 128K | — | | whisper-large-v3 | Audio STT | — | 164x RT | | whisper-large-v3-turbo | Audio STT | — | 216x RT |

Always verify at: GET https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/models

Instructions

Step 1: Check Current Version and Models

set -euo pipefail
# SDK version
npm list groq-sdk 2>/dev/null
npm view groq-sdk version  # latest on npm

# Find all model references in your code
grep -rn "model.*['\"]" src/ --include="*.ts" --include="*.js" | grep -i "groq\|llama\|mixtral\|gemma\|whisper"

Step 2: Upgrade SDK

set -euo pipefail
# Create upgrade branch
git checkout -b chore/upgrade-groq-sdk

# Update to latest
npm install groq-sdk@latest

# Check for breaking changes
npm ls groq-sdk

Step 3: Find and Replace Deprecated Models

// Find-and-replace map for deprecated model IDs
const MODEL_MIGRATIONS: Record<string, string> = {
  "mixtral-8x7b-32768": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
  "gemma2-9b-it": "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
  "llama-3.1-70b-versatile": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
  "llama-3.1-70b-specdec": "llama-3.3-70b-specdec",
  "llama3-70b-8192": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
  "llama3-8b-8192": "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
  "distil-whisper-large-v3-en": "whisper-large-v3-turbo",
};

function resolveModel(model: string): string {
  if (model in MODEL_MIGRATIONS) {
    console.warn(`Model ${model} is deprecated. Using ${MODEL_MIGRATIONS[model]} instead.`);
    return MODEL_MIGRATIONS[model];
  }
  return model;
}

Step 4: Run Migration Scanner

set -euo pipefail
# Automated scan for deprecated patterns
echo "=== Deprecated Model IDs ==="
grep -rn "mixtral-8x7b\|gemma2-9b\|llama-3.1-70b-versatile\|llama3-70b\|llama3-8b\|distil-whisper" \
  src/ --include="*.ts" --include="*.js" --include="*.py" || echo "None found"

echo ""
echo "=== Old Import Patterns ==="
grep -rn "from '@groq/sdk'\|from \"@groq/sdk\"\|require('@groq/sdk')" \
  src/ --include="*.ts" --include="*.js" || echo "None found (correct import is 'groq-sdk')"

echo ""
echo "=== Deprecated Method Calls ==="
grep -rn "\.ping()\|\.healthCheck()\|GroqClient\|GroqError" \
  src/ --include="*.ts" --include="*.js" || echo "None found"

Step 5: Validate and Test

set -euo pipefail
# Run tests
npm test

# Verify models are current
curl -s https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GROQ_API_KEY" | \
  jq -r '.data[].id' | sort

# Integration test
node -e "
const Groq = require('groq-sdk').default;
const g = new Groq();
g.chat.completions.create({
  model: 'llama-3.1-8b-instant',
  messages: [{role: 'user', content: 'ping'}],
  max_tokens: 5
}).then(r => console.log('OK:', r.choices[0].message.content));
"

Step 6: Rollback If Needed

set -euo pipefail
# Pin to previous version
npm install groq-sdk@0.11.0 --save-exact
npm test

SDK Changelog Highlights

The groq-sdk package mirrors the OpenAI SDK structure. Key changes to watch:

New model IDs added to type definitions
Response type changes (e.g., new usage fields)
Constructor options changes
New endpoint support (vision, audio, TTS)

Always check the GitHub releases.

Error Handling

| Issue | Symptom | Solution | |-------|---------|----------| | Deprecated model | 400 model_not_found or 400 model_decommissioned | Replace with current model ID | | Type errors after upgrade | TypeScript compilation fails | Check SDK changelog for type changes | | Auth format change | 401 after upgrade | Verify constructor uses apiKey, not key | | New required fields | 400 on previously working requests | Check API docs for parameter changes |

Resources

Next Steps

For CI integration during upgrades, see groq-ci-integration.

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