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qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct → model retirement

Nebius

Stopped working

On August 31, 2026, Nebius will retire model qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct. Calls targeting this model will fail after that day.


What to use instead of qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct

Move to MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3, which is recommended by Nebius.


Facts

API
Nebius api.studio.nebius.ai
Model
qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
August 31, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Model notices
Last updated
Verified
, against Nebius's own pages

Questions

When does qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct shut down?

Calls to the model qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct on Nebius stopped working on August 31, 2026.

What happens to calls after August 31, 2026?

They have failed since August 31, 2026.

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.


qwen/qwen2.5-vl-72b-instruct on other APIs 2

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