# qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507

Calls to the model qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507 on SambaNova Cloud stopped working on April 6, 2026.

On April 6, 2026, SambaNova Cloud retired model qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507. Calls using this model fail since that date.

## What to use instead

Move to minimax-m3. The originally recommended replacement, minimax-m2.5, stopped working on May 18, 2026.

- API: SambaNova Cloud (api.sambanova.ai)
- Model: qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507
- Released: July 21, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: April 6, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/deprecations)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against SambaNova Cloud's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/sambanova-cloud/qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507/

## SambaNova Cloud's words

> Model ID: Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507; Removal date: 4/6/2026; Recommended replacement: MiniMax-M2.5

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