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Qwen3-14B

Qwen3-14B is a 14-billion-parameter dense language model from Alibaba that combines hybrid thinking modes with context of 41.0K tokens, delivering Qwen2.5-32B-class capability at a fraction of the parameter count.

ReasoningTool Use
index.ts
import { streamText } from 'ai'


const result = streamText({
  model: 'alibaba/qwen-3-14b',
  prompt: 'Why is the sky blue?'
})
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What does the hybrid thinking mode actually change about how Qwen3-14B responds?

    In thinking mode, the model produces an internal chain-of-thought trace before delivering its final answer, allocating more compute to complex reasoning steps. Non-thinking mode skips that trace and responds directly. You control the mode per request with the enable_thinking parameter and tune the thinking budget to balance latency against answer depth.

  • How does Qwen3-14B compare to the previous Qwen2.5 generation at the same size?

    Alibaba positions Qwen3-14B as matching Qwen2.5-32B-Base performance despite being less than half the size.

  • Under what license is Qwen3-14B released?

    Qwen3-14B is released under the Apache 2.0 license. Through AI Gateway, you access the model via hosted inference without managing your own infrastructure.

  • Which languages does Qwen3-14B support?

    It covers 119 languages and dialects across Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, Afro-Asiatic, Austronesian, Dravidian, Turkic, and other language families.

  • What is the context window for Qwen3-14B?

    The context window is 41.0K tokens, which applies to the combined prompt and output length.

  • Can I use Qwen3-14B for agentic workflows with tool calling?

    Yes, Qwen3 models support agentic scenarios including tool calling and MCP (Model Context Protocol). The Qwen-Agent framework provides additional scaffolding for multi-tool workflows if needed.

  • How does AI Gateway handle provider outages for this model?

    AI Gateway automatically retries failed requests across the available providers in deepinfra. If one provider is unavailable, requests are rerouted without changes to your application code.