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qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking model retirement
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Novita AI retired the model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking on July 1, 2026. Requests specifying this model fail since that date.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking
Move to the recommended replacement model qwen/qwen3.6-27b.
In Novita AI's words
Model ID: qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking; Retirement time: Jul 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC; Replacement model: qwen/qwen3.6-27b
Facts
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qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- July 1, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
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- Model notices
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Novita AI's own pages
Questions
When does qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-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.
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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