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qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct model retirement
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On April 16, 2026, Together AI retired model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct. Calls targeting this model fail since that date. The retirement affects requests made to api.together.xyz using this identifier.
What to use instead of qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
Move to Qwen/Qwen3.5-9B, which is recommended by Together AI.
In Together AI's words
Removal date: 2026-04-16; Model: Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct; Supported by on-demand dedicated endpoints: Yes
Facts
- API
- Together AI
api.together.xyz - Model
qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct- Released
- October 14, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- April 16, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Together AI's own pages
Questions
When does qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct shut down?
Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct on Together AI stopped working on April 16, 2026.
What happens to calls after April 16, 2026?
They have failed since April 16, 2026.
When was qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct released?
qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct was released on October 14, 2025, 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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