Ways to buy 16
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkbloom fp4, cheapest | $0.1 | $1.8 | $0.1 / $1.8-45% vs list | n/a | -45% vs list |
 DeepInfrabf16 · cached $0.037 | $0.15 | $1.88 | $0.15 / $1.88-39% vs list | $0.037 | -39% vs list |
| Phala Default region · cached $0.042 | $0.199 | $2.08 | $0.199 / $2.08-30% vs list | $0.042 | -30% vs list |
 Chutesfp8 · cached $0.024 | $0.24 | $2.2 | $0.24 / $2.2-24% vs list | $0.024 | -24% vs list |
 Parasailfp8 · cached $0.05 | $0.24 | $2.2 | $0.24 / $2.2-24% vs list | $0.05 | -24% vs list |
| AkashML fp8 · cached $0.05 | $0.25 | $2.2 | $0.25 / $2.2-23% vs list | $0.05 | -23% vs list |
| Mancer 2 fp8 | $0.2 | $2.5 | $0.2 / $2.5-19% vs list | n/a | -19% vs list |
| Ionstream fp8 · cached $0.1 | $0.25 | $2.55 | $0.25 / $2.55-14% vs list | $0.1 | -14% vs list |
 Qwen (Alibaba) APIThe lab's own API · cached $0.085 | $0.425 | $2.55 | $0.425 / $2.55List price | $0.085 | List price |
 CoreWeavefp8 · cached $0.15 | $0.4 | $3 | $0.4 / $3+10% vs list | $0.15 | +10% vs list |
 Novita AIDefault region · cached $0.085 | $0.42 | $3 | $0.42 / $3+11% vs list | $0.085 | +11% vs list |
 Cloudflare Workers AIDefault region · cached $0.05 | $0.45 | $3.2 | $0.45 / $3.2+19% vs list | $0.05 | +19% vs list |
 Venicefp8 | $0.45 | $3.2 | $0.45 / $3.2+19% vs list | n/a | +19% vs list |
| Reka Default region · cached $0.085 | $0.092 | $4.4 | $0.092 / $4.4+22% vs list | $0.085 | +22% vs list |
| Wafer Default region · cached $0.085 | $0.093 | $4.4 | $0.093 / $4.4+22% vs list | $0.085 | +22% vs list |
| DekaLLM Default region · cached $0.087 | $0.096 | $4.4 | $0.096 / $4.4+23% vs list | $0.087 | +23% vs list |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $93.50 direct.
Helicone$93.50+0%
Kong AI Gateway$93.50+0%
LiteLLM$93.50+0%
Vercel AI Gateway$93.50+0%
Requesty$98.17+5%
Eden AI$98.64+5.5%
OpenRouter$98.64+5.5%
No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey, TrueFoundry AI Gateway.
Related models
| In / out per 1M | Cheapest route | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max Prime Qwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $4 | $12 | $4 / $12 | $6 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
| Qwen3.8 Omni Flash Qwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.15 / $0.47 | $0.23 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) Qwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $2 | $6 | $2 / $6 | $3 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
| Qwen3.8 Flash Qwen (Alibaba) · 1M | $0.15 | $0.47 | $0.15 / $0.47 | $0.23 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
 Muse Spark 1.3Meta · 1M | $1.25 | $4.25 | $1.25 / $4.25 | $2 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
 Gemini 3.8 FlashGoogle · 1MCheapest: $0.75 on Google Gemini API (flex) | $0.75 | $3.75 | $0.75 / $3.75 | $1.5 | 1M | $0.75 on Google Gemini API (flex) | · |
| Muse Spark 1.1 Meta · 1M | $1.25 | $4.25 | $1.25 / $4.25 | $2 | 1M | Lab list price | · |
 GLM 5.3Z.ai · 1.31M | $0.561 | $1.76 | $0.561 / $1.76 | $0.862 | 1.31M | on Baidu (fp8) | · |
About Qwen3.8 27B
Qwen3.8 27B is an open-weight dense vision-language model from Qwen.
Takes text, image, video in and returns text. First listed Sep 23, 2026. Up to 131K output tokens. Blended price $0.956 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id qwen3-8-27b.
Price history
List price since Sep 23, 2026, from daily reads of the OpenRouter catalog.
| Seen | Model | Old price | New price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Qwen3.8 27BInput $0.28 to $0.25 on ionstream/fp8on ionstream/fp8 | Input $0.28 | Input $0.25 | -11% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Qwen3.8 27BInput $0.1 to $0.096, Output $2.5 to $4.4, Cached input $0.05 to $0.087 on dekallmon dekallm | Input $0.1Output $2.5Cached input $0.05 | Input $0.096Output $4.4Cached input $0.087 | -4% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Qwen3.8 27BInput $0.097 to $0.093, Cached input $0.087 to $0.085 on waferon wafer | Input $0.097Cached input $0.087 | Input $0.093Cached input $0.085 | -4% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Qwen3.8 27BInput $0.121 to $0.099 on waferon wafer | Input $0.121 | Input $0.099 | -18% |
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Questions
How much does Qwen3.8 27B cost?
$0.425 per million input tokens and $2.55 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.085.
What is the context window of Qwen3.8 27B?
1M tokens, with up to 131K tokens of output.
Where is Qwen3.8 27B cheapest?
Of 16 routes tracked, Darkbloom is cheapest at $0.1 input and $1.8 output per million tokens.
Has Qwen3.8 27B's price changed?
Yes. The input price went from $0.28 to $0.25, first seen Sep 25, 2026.
Sources: OpenRouter's public model catalog and each provider's own pricing page, read every morning at 05:00 UTC; gateway fees re-read every Monday. List prices: your contract may differ. Logos via logo.dev; trademarks belong to their owners.