Qwen: Qwen3 8B
The Qwen3 8B is an AI model developed by qwen that can process text inputs up to 131,072 tokens in length and generate outputs of up to 8,192 completion tokens. It supports tools, reasoning, but does not have structured output capabilities. For those seeking a high-scoring model with reasonable pricing, Qwen3 8B is worth considering. At $0.117 per million input tokens and $0.455 per million output tokens, it is priced competitively. Its blended benchmark score of 19.1 across two independent benchmarks suggests that it can deliver solid performance for text-related tasks.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 18.9 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 9.9 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 36.8 |
- Model ID
- qwen/qwen3-8b
- Vendor
- qwen
- Released
- April 2025
- Tokenizer
- Qwen3
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 8,192 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.12/M input and $0.46/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.08 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $1.50 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Qwen: Qwen3 8B cost?
- $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.46 per million output tokens.
- What is Qwen: Qwen3 8B's context window?
- 131,072 tokens, roughly 196 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Qwen: Qwen3 8B support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Qwen: Qwen3 8B process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.