# Qwen3 8B

Qwen3 8B is a model from Alibaba with open weights, released on 29 Apr 2025. The context window is 40,960 tokens.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: Qwen/Qwen3-8B
- Released: 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-21T20:04:48.462Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-04-28
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-8B/paths-info/b968826d9c46dd6066d109eabc6255188de91218)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-8b/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Qwen3 8B?

The context window is 40,960 tokens.

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

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 8B released?

On 29 Apr 2025.

## Evidence links

- [huggingface-router](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B)
- [review](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B/blob/b968826d9c46dd6066d109eabc6255188de91218/README.md)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-8B/paths-info/b968826d9c46dd6066d109eabc6255188de91218)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Qwen3-8B)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-8b)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-8b-fp8)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/alibaba/qwen3-8b)
- [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-8b)
- [review](https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen3/)

## Signals

- [Qwen3 8B: Source entry removed](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/21/qwen3-8b/)