# qwen3-vl-8b-instruct

Calls to the model qwen3-vl-8b-instruct on Alibaba Model Studio stopped working on October 10, 2026.

- API: Alibaba Model Studio (dashscope.aliyuncs.com)
- Model: qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: October 10, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model qwen3-vl-8b-instruct`
- Source: [models.dev](https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models.json?provider=alibaba)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/alibaba-model-studio/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct/

## What to use instead

Move to qwen3.6-flash.