# Qwen/Qwen3-8B

This model is a causal language model that can switch between thinking and non thinking modes within a single model. It supports tool calling, multilingual instruction following, and long context use up to 131,072 tokens with YaRN.

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## Facts

- Type: LLM
- Task: text-generation
- Framework: transformers
- License: apache-2.0: Permissive open license: commercial use, modification, and redistribution are permitted. (https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B/blob/main/LICENSE)
- Source: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B
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- Files: 13 hosted of 15 listed
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- Hosted here: 13 hosted of 15 listed
- Full repo upstream: 16.4 GB
- Recommended file: 16.4 GB (5 files)
- Parameters: 8B
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- Availability: Ready
- Downloadable: yes
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- Stars: 2185
- Card completeness: 85%

## Description

This model is a causal language model that can switch between thinking and non thinking modes within a single model. It supports tool calling, multilingual instruction following, and long context use up to 131,072 tokens with YaRN.

## Model Card Facts

- Declared license: apache-2.0
- Pipeline: text-generation
- Library: transformers
- Task categories: text-generation
- Paper ids: 2309.00071, 2505.09388
- File hints: 15 upstream file samples

## Referenced Data

- Paper: 2309.00071
- Paper: 2505.09388

## File Hints

- .gitattributes
- LICENSE
- README.md
- config.json
- generation_config.json
- merges.txt
- model-00001-of-00005.safetensors
- model-00002-of-00005.safetensors
- model-00003-of-00005.safetensors
- model-00004-of-00005.safetensors
- model-00005-of-00005.safetensors
- model.safetensors.index.json

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- Summary: passed
- Description: passed
- Model card metadata: passed
- License: passed
- Provenance: passed
- File inventory: passed
- Hosted bytes: passed
- Scan result: passed
- Manifest signature: passed

## Safety Notes

- External catalog metadata imported from Hugging Face public API on 2026-07-29T22:23:53.200Z.
- Open license detected as apache-2.0.
- Not a run kit: hosted, hash-checked bytes only; run readiness is not certified for this model yet.

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