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qwen/qwen-2.5-72b-instruct 3.6-plus

RetiredRetired on Oct 9, 2026

Provider-recommended replacement: qwen/qwen3.8-max

NovitaAI has retired qwen/qwen-2.5-72b-instruct 3.6-plus (Oct 9, 2026). The replacement NovitaAI recommends is qwen/qwen3.8-max. Source: docs.novita.ai · Last checked Oct 29, 2026

Notice

Retired

Retired on Oct 9, 2026

NovitaAI documents this retired.

Hosting route
NovitaAI platform
Affected scope
Not stated in the notice
Replacement
qwen/qwen3.8-max
Announced
Not published
First seen by ModelClock
Oct 29, 2026

What the provider published

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