# qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking

Calls to the model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking on Novita AI stopped working on July 1, 2026.

- API: Novita AI (api.novita.ai)
- Model: qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: July 1, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking`
- Source: [Model notices](https://novita.ai/docs/llms-full.txt#deprecation-notice)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/novita-ai/qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking/

## What to use instead

Move to qwen/qwen3.6-27b, recommended by Novita.