# Qwen Qwen3 32B — deprecation status

> Yes — Qwen deprecated Qwen3 32B and shuts it down on October 10, 2026 (in 68 days). The recommended replacement is Qwen3.6 Flash.

The largest hosted dense Qwen3, and the last of the four to be scheduled. Its retirement completes Alibaba's move away from serving open dense checkpoints as paid API ids - the weights stay on Hugging Face, the endpoints do not.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Qwen |
| Model id | `qwen3-32b` |
| Status | Deprecated |
| Shutdown | October 10, 2026 (in 68 days) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Qwen3.6 Flash** (`qwen3.6-flash`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/qwen/qwen3.6-flash
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/qwen/qwen3.6-flash

```diff
- "model": "qwen3-32b"
+ "model": "qwen3.6-flash"
```

## FAQ

### When will Qwen Qwen3 32B shut down?

Qwen Qwen3 32B is scheduled to shut down on October 10, 2026, in 68 days.

### What replaces Qwen Qwen3 32B?

Qwen recommends Qwen3.6 Flash (`qwen3.6-flash`) as the replacement for Qwen Qwen3 32B.

### Is Qwen Qwen3 32B still available?

Yes, for now. Qwen Qwen3 32B is deprecated but still answers requests until October 10, 2026. Deprecated models get no further updates and are the first to lose capacity.

### How do I migrate from Qwen Qwen3 32B to qwen3.6-flash?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "qwen3-32b" with "qwen3.6-flash". Keep the rest of the request the same, then re-check the parameters the new model accepts before you ship.

## Sources

- [Alibaba Cloud Model Studio model decommissioning](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/model-depreciation) — accessed 2026-08-03

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Canonical page: https://modeldeprecations.dev/qwen/qwen3-32b
JSON: https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models/qwen/qwen3-32b.json