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qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct model retirement
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On July 29, 2026, model qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct was retired. Calls targeting this model fail since that date. The removal took effect across all requests using this model identifier.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct
Move to Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B, which is recommended by Together AI as the replacement.
In Together AI's words
Removal date: 2026-07-29; Model: Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct; Suggested replacement: Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B
Facts
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qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct- Released
- October 4, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- July 29, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Together AI's own pages
Questions
When does qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct on Together AI stopped working on July 29, 2026.
What happens to calls after July 29, 2026?
They have failed since July 29, 2026.
When was qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct released?
qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct was released on October 4, 2025, according to models.dev.
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