Model Details
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Quick answer: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is Alibaba's February 2026 compact vision-language model scoring 71.6% MMLU-Pro and 66.3% BFCL-v3. Apache 2.0.
At a Glance
Where Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct leads
- 71.6% MMLU-Pro — strong knowledge for 8B scale
- 66.3% BFCL-v3 — solid function calling
- Apache 2.0 — fully open
- Multimodal: text + vision
Where it lags
- 8B: compact scale limits reasoning depth
- Fewer benchmarks vs larger Qwen3 VL models
Best for: Compact Apache 2.0 multimodal inference; 8B-scale vision-language function calling.
What Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct Is
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is the 8B instruction-tuned model in the February 2026 Qwen3 VL compact family. The family includes 4B and 8B instruct and thinking variants, all with Apache 2.0.
Specifications
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Organization | Alibaba |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| HuggingFace | Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct |
| Release date | February 2026 |
| Parameters | 8B |
| Modality | Text and vision |
Pricing
Open weights under Apache 2.0 — self-host at no cost.
Public Benchmark Scores
| Benchmark | Score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 71.6% | Benchgen evaluation | 2026-02 |
| BFCL-v3 | 66.3% | Benchgen evaluation | 2026-02 |
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct vs Alternatives
| Model | MMLU-Pro | BFCL-v3 | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | 71.6% | 66.3% | Apache 2.0 |
| Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct | 78.6% | 75.9% | Apache 2.0 |
For larger VL: Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct offers higher MMLU-Pro (78.6%) and BFCL-v3 (75.9%).
Related Models & Benchmarks
- Compare: Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct · Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
- Benchmarks: MMLU-Pro · BFCL-v3
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?
Alibaba's February 2026 compact 8B VL model scoring 71.6% MMLU-Pro, 66.3% BFCL-v3. Apache 2.0.Specs from Alibaba's Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct release (February 2026) and Benchgen evaluations. Last updated 2026-07-24.
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