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Novita AI inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash model retirement

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On August 24, 2026, the model inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash was retired on Novita AI. Calls targeting model inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash fail since that date.


What to use instead of inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash

Move to inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash, which is recommended by Novita.

In Novita AI's words

Model ID: inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash; Retirement time: Aug 24, 2026, 09:00 UTC; Replacement model: inclusionai/ling-3.0-flash; Notes: Released on Apr 23, 2026

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Facts

API
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Model
inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash
Released
April 21, 2026 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
August 24, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated
Verified
, against Novita AI's own pages

Questions

When does inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash shut down?

Calls to the model inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash on Novita AI stopped working on August 24, 2026.

What happens to calls after August 24, 2026?

They have failed since August 24, 2026.

When was inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash released?

inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash was released on April 21, 2026, 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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