vLLM Adds Native Weight Prefix Mapping for Qwen 3.5
August 6, 2026
The vLLM inference engine now includes fixes for weight prefix mapping to support native Qwen 3.5 text-only checkpoints. This improves compatibility and deployment speed for the Qwen series within the runtime.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can now deploy Qwen 3.5 text-only models more reliably using vLLM.