Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking pricing & benchmarks
Released Oct 14, 2025 · served by 1 provider
What Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is
Qwen3-VL-8B-Thinking is the reasoning-optimized variant of the Qwen3-VL-8B multimodal model, designed for advanced visual and textual reasoning across complex scenes, documents, and temporal sequences. It integrates enhanced multimodal alignment and...
- Model ID:
qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinking - Modality: text+image->text
- Tool calling: supported · Structured output: supported
- Weights:
Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Thinkingon Hugging Face
Providers and prices for Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
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.
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Quant | Uptime 24h | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibabacheapest | $0.117 | $1.36 | 131K | — | 100.0% | — |
FAQ
How much does the Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking API cost?
$0.117 per 1M input tokens and $1.36 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $0.53.
Is Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking 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 VL 8B Thinking?
Alibaba at $0.117 input / $1.36 output per 1M tokens.
Can I self-host Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?
Yes — weights are published as Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Thinking on Hugging Face, so you can run it on your own hardware.