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What AI models does SambaNova SN40L use?
SambaNova SN40L runs on DeepSeek-V3.1 (DeepSeek), gpt-oss-120b (OpenAI), Llama / DeepSeek open weights (open weights), Llama 3.1 (Meta), Llama 3.1 (8B, 70B, 405B) (Meta), Llama 3.1 405B (Meta), Llama 3.1 70B (Meta), Llama 3.1 8B (Meta), MiniMax M2.7 (MiniMax), RDU dataflow (SambaNova), SambaRack SN40-16 (SambaNova) and SN40L RDU (SambaNova), and routes requests between them.
- Models used
- 12
- Primary model
- DeepSeek-V3.1
- Public API
- Yes
- Last checked
- 2026-09-11
Model claims are labelled by how we know them: DeepSeek-V3.1 — disclosed, gpt-oss-120b — disclosed, Llama / DeepSeek open weights — disclosed, Llama 3.1 — disclosed, Llama 3.1 (8B, 70B, 405B) — disclosed, Llama 3.1 405B — disclosed, Llama 3.1 70B — disclosed, Llama 3.1 8B — disclosed, MiniMax M2.7 — disclosed, RDU dataflow — disclosed, SambaRack SN40-16 — inferred and SN40L RDU — inferred. "Disclosed" means the vendor says so in public; "inferred" means it was derived from documentation, headers or release notes.
Other stack signals: SambaRack, SambaStack and RDU.
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Tomorrow. “What AI models does SambaNova SN40L use?” Tomorrow AI & Emerging Tech Index, AlienSquad, updated 2026-09-11. https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/q/what-models-does-sambanova-use
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