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Novita AI qwen/qwen3-8b-fp8 model retirement

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Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-8b-fp8 on Novita AI stopped working on January 8, 2026.


What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-8b-fp8

Move to qwen/qwen3.8-max. qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct, named first, stopped working on 2026-10-09.

In Novita AI's words

Deprecated model: qwen/qwen3-8b-fp8; Recommended alternatives: qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct

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Facts

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Model
qwen/qwen3-8b-fp8
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
January 8, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated
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Questions

When does qwen/qwen3-8b-fp8 shut down?

Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-8b-fp8 on Novita AI stopped working on January 8, 2026.

What happens to calls after January 8, 2026?

They have failed since January 8, 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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