Alibaba Qwenopen weightsQwen3 VL 8B Instruct pricing
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.12¢ per chat answer and 0.53¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.12¢$1.22 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 118 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.06¢$0.60 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 119 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥1.2¢$12.03 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 197 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥1.2¢$12.09 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 220 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.13¢$1.32 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 77 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.16¢$1.57 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 132 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.53¢$5.26 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 134 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.18¢$1.76 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 142 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥1.4¢$13.59 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 122 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.31¢$3.10 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 132 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.67¢$6.68 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 166 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥1.3¢$13.22 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 174 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.20¢$2.02 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 158 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 35¢$354 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 139 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Parasailbf16 | $0.25 / $0.75 | $0.12 | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Oct 20, 2025 at $0.18 input / $0.69 output. Since then the output price moved from $0.69 to $0.75 per 1M tokens (5 changes).
FAQ
How much does Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct cost?
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct costs $0.25 per 1 million input tokens and $0.75 per 1 million output tokens, with cached input at $0.12 (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.12¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.53¢.
Where is Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Parasail: $0.25 input and $0.75 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Alibaba Qwen. Real usage can differ.