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qwen/qwen3-4b model retirement
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On May 22, 2026, Novita AI retired the model qwen/qwen3-4b. Requests sent to model qwen/qwen3-4b fail since that date. Novita AI listed the model as deprecated and no longer serves requests directed to it.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-4b
Move to qwen/qwen3.5-27b or qwen/qwen3.6-27b, which Novita recommends as replacements.
In Novita AI's words
Deprecated model: qwen/qwen3-4b; Recommended alternatives: qwen/qwen3.5-27b, qwen/qwen3.6-27b
Facts
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qwen/qwen3-4b- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- May 22, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model notices
- Last updated
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- , against Novita AI's own pages
Questions
When does qwen/qwen3-4b shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-4b on Novita AI stopped working on May 22, 2026.
What happens to calls after May 22, 2026?
They have failed since May 22, 2026.
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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