Moondream 3 Preview pricing
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.24¢ per chat answer and 0.56¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Moondream 3 Preview costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (MiniMax M3), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.24¢$2.38 / 1,000 | 205 in · 447 out · 482 reasoning | 168 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.12¢$1.24 / 1,000 | 417 in · 260 out · 187 reasoning | 182 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.56¢$5.61 / 1,000 | 219 in · 1,774 out · 442 reasoning | 142 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.41¢$4.14 / 1,000 | 441 in · 1,071 out · 531 reasoning | 127 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.5¢$14.80 / 1,000 | 1,473 in · 1,207 out · 4,535 reasoning | 211 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.29¢$2.93 / 1,000 | 874 in · 651 out · 416 reasoning | 181 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.56¢$5.64 / 1,000 | 12,901 in · 462 out · 246 reasoning | 142 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.23¢$2.29 / 1,000 | 536 in · 563 out · 289 reasoning | 163 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥4.1¢$41.48 / 1,000 | 4,940 in · 153 out · 15,847 reasoning | 221 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.43¢$4.28 / 1,000 | 3,773 in · 822 out · 437 reasoning | 157 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.52¢$5.24 / 1,000 | 1,424 in · 441 out · 1,485 reasoning | 146 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.79¢$7.90 / 1,000 | 4,762 in · 2,588 out | 125 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.18¢$1.84 / 1,000 | 272 in · 702 out | 147 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 73¢$727 / 1,000 | 2,221,837 in · 14,895 out · 9,350 reasoning | 205 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Moondream 3 Preview through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P PrimeIntellectfp8 | $0.30 / $2.50 | - | 32K |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Oct 16, 2026 at $0.30 input / $2.50 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Moondream 3 Preview cost?
Moondream 3 Preview costs $0.30 per 1 million input tokens and $2.50 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.24¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.56¢.
Where is Moondream 3 Preview cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at PrimeIntellect: $0.30 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Moondream 3 Preview cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Moondream 3 Preview was not run directly. Tokens come from MiniMax M3 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Moondream. Real usage can differ.