diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61423209b..737d80be0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ Or fork & run on Vercel
 
 [//]: # (big-AGI is an open book; see the **[ready-to-ship and future ideas](https://github.com/users/enricoros/projects/4/views/2)** in our open roadmap)
 
-### What's New in 1.16.1...1.16.5 · Jul 18, 2024 (patch releases)
+### What's New in 1.16.1...1.16.6 · Jul 25, 2024 (patch releases)
 
+- 1.16.6: Groq support for Llama 3.1 models
 - 1.16.5: GPT-4o Mini support
 - 1.16.4: 8192 tokens support for Claude 3.5 Sonnet
 - 1.16.3: Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet model support
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 5d6f35db7..2ce8e7fff 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ by release.
 - milestone: [1.17.0](https://github.com/enricoros/big-agi/milestone/17)
 - work in progress: [big-AGI open roadmap](https://github.com/users/enricoros/projects/4/views/2), [help here](https://github.com/users/enricoros/projects/4/views/4)
 
-### What's New in 1.16.1...1.16.5 · Jul 18, 2024 (patch releases)
+### What's New in 1.16.1...1.16.6 · Jul 25, 2024 (patch releases)
 
+- 1.16.6: Groq support for Llama 3.1 models
 - 1.16.5: GPT-4o Mini support
 - 1.16.4: 8192 tokens support for Claude 3.5 Sonnet
 - 1.16.3: Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet model support
diff --git a/src/apps/news/news.data.tsx b/src/apps/news/news.data.tsx
index f67a63f95..8dff6dc7d 100644
--- a/src/apps/news/news.data.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/news/news.data.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const NewsItems: NewsItem[] = [
     ]
   }*/
   {
-    versionCode: '1.16.5',
+    versionCode: '1.16.6',
     versionName: 'Crystal Clear',
     versionDate: new Date('2024-06-07T05:00:00Z'),
     // versionDate: new Date('2024-05-13T19:00:00Z'),
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export const NewsItems: NewsItem[] = [
       { text: <>1.16.3: Support for <B href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-5-sonnet'>Claude 3.5 Sonnet</B> (refresh your <B>Anthropic</B> models)</> },
       { text: <>1.16.4: <B>8192 tokens</B> support for Claude 3.5 Sonnet</> },
       { text: <>1.16.5: OpenAI <B>GPT-4o Mini</B> support</> },
+      { text: <>1.16.6: Groq <B>Llama 3.1</B> support</> },
     ],
   },
   {
diff --git a/src/apps/news/news.version.tsx b/src/apps/news/news.version.tsx
index 20f6e8ef6..12cece6b3 100644
--- a/src/apps/news/news.version.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/news/news.version.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useAppStateStore } from '~/common/state/store-appstate';
 
 
 // update this variable every time you want to broadcast a new version to clients
-export const incrementalNewsVersion: number = 16.1; // not notifying for 1.16.5
+export const incrementalNewsVersion: number = 16.1; // not notifying for 1.16.6
 
 
 interface NewsState {
diff --git a/src/modules/llms/server/openai/models.data.ts b/src/modules/llms/server/openai/models.data.ts
index 94f4da839..408508a2a 100644
--- a/src/modules/llms/server/openai/models.data.ts
+++ b/src/modules/llms/server/openai/models.data.ts
@@ -929,41 +929,84 @@ export function perplexityAIModelSort(a: ModelDescriptionSchema, b: ModelDescrip
 const _knownGroqModels: ManualMappings = [
   {
     isLatest: true,
+    idPrefix: 'llama-3.1-405b-reasoning',
+    label: 'Llama 3.1 · 405B',
+    description: 'LLaMA 3.1 405B developed by Meta with a context window of 131,072 tokens. Supports tool use.',
+    contextWindow: 131072,
+    maxCompletionTokens: 8000,
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+  },
+  {
+    isLatest: true,
+    idPrefix: 'llama-3.1-70b-versatile',
+    label: 'Llama 3.1 · 70B',
+    description: 'LLaMA 3.1 70B developed by Meta with a context window of 131,072 tokens. Supports tool use.',
+    contextWindow: 131072,
+    maxCompletionTokens: 8000,
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+  },
+  {
+    isLatest: true,
+    idPrefix: 'llama-3.1-8b-instant',
+    label: 'Llama 3.1 · 8B',
+    description: 'LLaMA 3.1 8B developed by Meta with a context window of 131,072 tokens. Supports tool use.',
+    contextWindow: 131072,
+    maxCompletionTokens: 8000,
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+  },
+  {
+    idPrefix: 'llama3-groq-70b-8192-tool-use-preview',
+    label: 'Llama 3 Groq · 70B Tool Use',
+    description: 'LLaMA 3 70B Tool Use developed by Groq with a context window of 8,192 tokens. Optimized for tool use.',
+    contextWindow: 8192,
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+  },
+  {
+    idPrefix: 'llama3-groq-8b-8192-tool-use-preview',
+    label: 'Llama 3 Groq · 8B Tool Use',
+    description: 'LLaMA 3 8B Tool Use developed by Groq with a context window of 8,192 tokens. Optimized for tool use.',
+    contextWindow: 8192,
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+  },
+  {
     idPrefix: 'llama3-70b-8192',
     label: 'Llama 3 · 70B',
-    description: 'LLaMA3 70b developed by Meta with a context window of 8,192 tokens.',
+    description: 'LLaMA3 70B developed by Meta with a context window of 8,192 tokens. Supports tool use.',
     contextWindow: 8192,
-    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat],
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+    // isLegacy: true,
+    hidden: true,
   },
   {
-    // isLatest: true,
     idPrefix: 'llama3-8b-8192',
     label: 'Llama 3 · 8B',
-    description: 'LLaMA3 8b developed by Meta with a context window of 8,192 tokens.',
+    description: 'LLaMA3 8B developed by Meta with a context window of 8,192 tokens. Supports tool use.',
     contextWindow: 8192,
-    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat],
-  },
-  {
-    idPrefix: 'llama2-70b-4096',
-    label: 'Llama 2 · 70B',
-    description: 'LLaMA2 70b developed by Meta with a context window of 4,096 tokens.',
-    contextWindow: 4096,
-    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat],
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+    // isLegacy: true,
     hidden: true,
   },
   {
     idPrefix: 'mixtral-8x7b-32768',
     label: 'Mixtral 8x7B',
-    description: 'Mixtral 8x7b developed by Mistral with a context window of 32,768 tokens.',
+    description: 'Mixtral 8x7B developed by Mistral with a context window of 32,768 tokens. Supports tool use.',
     contextWindow: 32768,
-    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat],
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
+  },
+  {
+    idPrefix: 'gemma2-9b-it',
+    label: 'Gemma 2 · 9B Instruct',
+    description: 'Gemma 2 9B developed by Google with a context window of 8,192 tokens. Supports tool use.',
+    contextWindow: 8192,
+    interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat, LLM_IF_OAI_Fn],
   },
   {
     idPrefix: 'gemma-7b-it',
     label: 'Gemma 1.1 · 7B Instruct',
-    description: 'Gemma 7b developed by Google with a context window of 8,192 tokens.',
+    description: 'Gemma 7B developed by Google with a context window of 8,192 tokens. Supports tool use.',
     contextWindow: 8192,
     interfaces: [LLM_IF_OAI_Chat],
+    hidden: true,
   },
 ];
 
@@ -980,6 +1023,11 @@ export function groqModelToModelDescription(_model: unknown): ModelDescriptionSc
 }
 
 export function groqModelSortFn(a: ModelDescriptionSchema, b: ModelDescriptionSchema): number {
+  // sort hidden at the end
+  if (a.hidden && !b.hidden)
+    return 1;
+  if (!a.hidden && b.hidden)
+    return -1;
   // sort as per their order in the known models
   const aIndex = _knownGroqModels.findIndex(base => a.id.startsWith(base.idPrefix));
   const bIndex = _knownGroqModels.findIndex(base => b.id.startsWith(base.idPrefix));