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qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking model retirement
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Requests using model qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking have failed since August 31, 2026. Nebius retired this model on that date, and calls to api.studio.nebius.ai specifying it no longer succeed.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking
Move to qwen/qwen3.8-27b. Note that qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b, which was named first, stops working on November 9, 2026.
In Nebius's words
Deprecating Model: Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking; Recommended Replacement: Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Facts
- API
- Nebius
api.studio.nebius.ai - Model
qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking- Released
- September 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- August 31, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model notices
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Nebius's own pages
Questions
When does qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking on Nebius stopped working on August 31, 2026.
What happens to calls after August 31, 2026?
They have failed since August 31, 2026.
When was qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking released?
qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking was released on September 2025, according to models.dev.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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