What this model error usually means
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B returning 403 / model permission denied means you should first confirm whether model ID deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b is visible for this DeepSeek key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.
- Model: deepseek/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b
- Provider: DeepSeek
- Status code: 403