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qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking model retirement
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Novita AI retired the model qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking on October 9, 2026. Calls specifying this model fail after that date. Requests must be updated because the endpoint no longer serves this identifier.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking
Move to qwen/qwen3.8-max, which Novita recommends as the replacement model.
In Novita AI's words
Model ID: qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking; Retirement date: Oct 9, 2026; Replacement model: qwen/qwen3.8-max
Facts
- API
- Novita AI
api.novita.ai - Model
qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking- 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-thinking shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking 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-thinking released?
qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking was released on September 23, 2025, according to models.dev.
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