Pricingby GlyphQwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue.
Ways to buy 1
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The lab's own API | $0.117 | $0.455 | $0.117 / $0.455List price | n/a | List price |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
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Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $20.80 direct.
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About Qwen3 8B
Takes text in and returns text. First listed Sep 23, 2026. Up to 8K output tokens. Blended price $0.202 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Model id qwen3-8b.
Price history
List price since Sep 23, 2026, from daily reads of the OpenRouter catalog.
Across GlyphCompany profile
Questions
How much does Qwen3 8B cost?
$0.117 per million input tokens and $0.455 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Qwen3 8B?
131K tokens, with up to 8K tokens of output.