# Qwen3 8B deprecated, retires 2026-10-09

> Source: <https://llmstatus.ai/m/alibaba/alibaba/qwen3-8b>
> Published: 2026-09-25 18:00:25+00:00

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# Qwen3 8B

Alibaba (Qwen) · qwen3-8b

Released2025-04-01

Retires2026-10-09in 12d

qwentext131k context8k max out

also matches: 

`qwen3-8b`` alibaba/qwen3-8b`
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