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qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct model retirement
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Novita AI retired the model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct on July 1, 2026. Calls specifying this model fail after this retirement time. Requests sent to api.novita.ai using this model ID are no longer served.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
Update your requests to use the recommended replacement model qwen/qwen3.6-27b.
In Novita AI's words
Model ID: qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct; Retirement time: Jul 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC; Replacement model: qwen/qwen3.6-27b
Facts
- API
- Novita AI
api.novita.ai - Model
qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct- Released
- October 14, 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-8b-instruct shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct 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-8b-instruct released?
qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct was released on October 14, 2025, according to models.dev.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
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