# Qwen3 8B AWQ

Qwen3 8B AWQ is a model from Alibaba with open weights, first recorded on 30 Sep 2026; its release date is not established.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: Qwen/Qwen3-8B-AWQ
- Sighting: 2026-09-30T16:05:07.679Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B-AWQ)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-05-03
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-8B-AWQ/paths-info/4da05a8edb55c6046cce958586c33b61da07bb79)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-8b-awq/

## Questions

### Are the weights of Qwen3 8B AWQ publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 8B AWQ released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 30 Sep 2026.

## Evidence links

- [huggingface:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B-AWQ)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-8B-AWQ/paths-info/4da05a8edb55c6046cce958586c33b61da07bb79)

## Signals