Model Cost Profile

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Developer: qwen

Pricing updated Mar 11, 2026

Input rank: #75Output rank: #120

Live Pricing

Input: $0.0800

Output: $0.5000

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Pricing via OpenRouter API · Last synced Mar 11, 2026 · MMLU score via public benchmark data

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct, developed by qwen, is designed for applications requiring extensive context, accommodating up to 131,072 tokens for complex tasks such as document summarization and conversational agents. Teams utilizing this API model can expect an input cost of $0.08 per million tokens and an output cost of $0.50 per million tokens, making it suitable for projects with significant data processing needs. Its advanced instruction-following capabilities enable efficient handling of diverse use cases, from natural language understanding to content generation.

👁 Vision🔧 Tool Calling📋 Structured Output

Context Window

131,072

Tokens

Input Price / 1M

$0.0800

Prompt tokens

Output Price / 1M

$0.5000

Completion tokens

Intelligence (MMLU)

68.6

Massive Multitask Language Understanding

Benchmark Scores

Standardized evaluation scores for Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.

Benchmark	Score	Rank	Source
GPQA	42.7	#98 of 118	artificial_analysis
MMLU	68.6	#92 of 121	artificial_analysis

Side-by-Side Pricing Table

Usage Type	Price / 1M Tokens
Input (Prompt)	$0.0800
Output (Completion)	$0.5000

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Price History

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%

Mar 7 — Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0800

Current Output / 1M

$0.5000

Cost Calculator

Estimate monthly spend for Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct based on your workload.

Input tokens / month

01.0B

Output tokens / month

0500M

Estimated Monthly Cost

$8.00

25M input + 12M output tokens

Same Workload on Other Models

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FAQ

Common pricing and benchmark questions for Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.

How much does Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct cost per 1M input tokens?

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct input pricing is $0.0800 per 1M tokens based on the latest synced provider data.

How much does Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct cost per 1M output tokens?

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct output pricing is $0.5000 per 1M tokens based on the latest synced provider data.

What context window does Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct support?

Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct supports a context window of 131,072 tokens.

How can I compare Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct with cheaper alternatives?

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