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qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct model retirement
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Novita AI retired the model qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct on October 9, 2026. Calls specifying model qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct fail since that date.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct
Move to qwen/qwen3.8-max, which is recommended by Novita.
In Novita AI's words
Model ID: qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct; Retirement date: Oct 9, 2026; Replacement model: qwen/qwen3.8-max
Facts
- API
- Novita AI
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qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct- Released
- September 23, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- October 9, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model notices
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Novita AI's own pages
Questions
When does qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct on Novita AI stopped working on October 9, 2026.
What happens to calls after October 9, 2026?
They have failed since October 9, 2026.
When was qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct released?
qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct was released on September 23, 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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