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Novita AI qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct model retirement

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On May 22, 2026, Novita AI retired the model qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct. Calls targeting this model fail since that date. The deprecation notice designated it as a deprecated model.


What to use instead of qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct

Move to the recommended alternatives qwen/qwen3.5-27b or qwen/qwen3.6-27b.

In Novita AI's words

Deprecated model: qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct; Recommended alternatives: qwen/qwen3.5-27b, qwen/qwen3.6-27b

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Facts

API
Novita AI api.novita.ai
Model
qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct
Released
January 26, 2025 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
May 22, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated
Verified
, against Novita AI's own pages

Questions

When does qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct shut down?

Calls to the model qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct on Novita AI stopped working on May 22, 2026.

What happens to calls after May 22, 2026?

They have failed since May 22, 2026.

When was qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct released?

qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct was released on January 26, 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.


qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct on other APIs 2

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