# Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct GGUF

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct GGUF 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-VL-8B-Instruct-GGUF
- Sighting: 2026-09-30T16:05:07.679Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct-GGUF)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-10-31
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct-GGUF/paths-info/f982a07559d4a2f6c8744d840bf6fccab30eea96)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct-gguf/

## Questions

### Are the weights of Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct GGUF publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct GGUF 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-VL-8B-Instruct-GGUF)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct-GGUF/paths-info/f982a07559d4a2f6c8744d840bf6fccab30eea96)

## Signals