Qwen3 8B
Qwen3 8BRankingin non-thinking mode?
Full ranking →Alternatives?
CheaperQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507unstatedOpen-9%-54%$0.09 / $0.30Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 18 GB
BetterGemini 2.5 Flashunstated+26%+174%$0.30 / $2.50OpenQwen3 14Bunstated-7%+98%$0.35 / $1.40Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 7.4 GBBetterQwen3 32BunstatedOpen+16%+295%$0.70 / $2.80Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 20 GB
BetterGPT-5.2 (2025-12-11)unstated+12%+1,452%$1.75 / $14Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507unstatedOpen-9%-54%$0.09 / $0.30Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 18 GBGemini 2.5 Flashunstated+26%+174%$0.30 / $2.50Qwen3 32BunstatedOpen+16%+295%$0.70 / $2.80Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 20 GBGPT-5.2 (2025-12-11)unstated+12%+1,452%$1.75 / $14Qwen3 14BunstatedOpen-7%+98%$0.35 / $1.40Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 7.4 GBQwen3 4B 2507 InstructunstatedOpen-12%+61%$0.40 / $0.80Qwen3 0.6BunstatedOpen-45%-84%$0.04 / $0.08Qwen3 32BunstatedOpen+16%—$0.70 / $2.80Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 20 GBQwen3 14BunstatedOpen-7%—$0.35 / $1.40Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 7.4 GBQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507unstatedOpen-9%—$0.09 / $0.30Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 18 GBQwen3 4B 2507 InstructunstatedOpen-12%—$0.40 / $0.80Qwen3 0.6BunstatedOpen-45%—$0.04 / $0.08Qwen3.8 Omni Flashn/a—$0.15 / $0.47Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinkingn/a—$5.41Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpenn/a—$0.37Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 108 GB+6All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
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in Agents & Tool UseFAQ
How much does Qwen3 8B cost?›
$0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.70 per 1M output tokens.
Is Qwen3 8B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.18 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen3 8B, and what is it best at?›
#335 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #77 of 134 in Coding, #127 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #214 of 245 in Writing & Language, #114 of 135 in Vision & Documents.
Is Qwen3 8B better than GPT-5.2 (2025-12-11)?›
On BFCL v4 · prompt mode, Qwen3 8B scores 40.4 vs 45.3 — lower.
How can I use Qwen3 8B?›
Through the API of Alibaba.
What is the context window of Qwen3 8B?›
33K tokens, with up to 8K output tokens.
When was Qwen3 8B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-04-27. It is the current version in its line.
Is Qwen3 8B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qwen3 8B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qwen3 8B read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Qwen3 8B?›
Qwen3 8B is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Apr 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3 8B?›
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 (cheaper), Gemini 2.5 Flash (better), Qwen3 14B (open weights).