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Novita AI qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking model retirement

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On July 1, 2026, Novita AI retired the model qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking. API calls specifying model qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking fail since that date.


What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking

Update requests to use the recommended replacement model qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b.

In Novita AI's words

Model ID: qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking; Retirement time: Jul 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC; Replacement model: qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b

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API
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Model
qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking
Released
October 6, 2025 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
July 1, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated
Verified
, against Novita AI's own pages

Questions

When does qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking shut down?

Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking on Novita AI stopped working on July 1, 2026.

What happens to calls after July 1, 2026?

They have failed since July 1, 2026.

When was qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking released?

qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking was released on October 6, 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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