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Novita AI deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b model retirement

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Calls to the model deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b on Novita AI stopped working on January 8, 2026.


What to use instead of deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b

Move to deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528, recommended by Novita.

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Deprecated model: deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b; Recommended alternatives: deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528

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Model
deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b
Released
May 29, 2025 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
January 8, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated
Verified
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Questions

When does deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b shut down?

Calls to the model deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b on Novita AI stopped working on January 8, 2026.

What happens to calls after January 8, 2026?

They have failed since January 8, 2026.

When was deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b released?

deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b was released on May 29, 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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