# qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking

Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking on DeepInfra stopped working on November 10, 2025.

## What to use instead

Move to Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct, which is recommended by DeepInfra.

- API: DeepInfra (api.deepinfra.com)
- Model: qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: November 10, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking`
- Source: [Model list](https://api.deepinfra.com/models/list)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against DeepInfra's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/deepinfra/qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking/

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