qwen Open weights Reasoning

Qwen3 8B pricing & benchmarks

Released Apr 28, 2025 · served by 1 provider

Input / 1M tokens$0.117
Output / 1M tokens$0.455
Context window131K
Cached input
Intelligence index8.3
Coding index9.0
Agentic index1.5
1M in + 300K out$0.25

What Qwen3 8B is

Qwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between "thinking" mode for math,...

Providers and prices for Qwen3 8B

The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.

ProviderInputOutputContext QuantUptime 24hThroughput
Alibabacheapest $0.117 $0.455 131K 100.0%

Cheaper models in the same class

Models scoring within 4 points of Qwen3 8B on the Intelligence Index, but with a lower output price.

FAQ

How much does the Qwen3 8B API cost?

$0.117 per 1M input tokens and $0.455 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $0.25.

Is Qwen3 8B free?

No. It is a paid model starting at $0.117 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.

Which provider is cheapest for Qwen3 8B?

Alibaba at $0.117 input / $0.455 output per 1M tokens.

Can I self-host Qwen3 8B?

Yes — weights are published as Qwen/Qwen3-8B on Hugging Face, so you can run it on your own hardware.