Qwen3 8B
Qwen3 8BAlternatives?
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5max+32.8-35%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5
BetterGPT-6 Lunamedium+2.5-35%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3IOpenK2 Horizon 7Bthinking+1+69%$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.5 GB
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+32.8-23%$0.28Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 193 GB+5
CheaperMiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+25.8-15%$0.22Complete model response must be appendedClaude Haiku 5.5max+32.8-35%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+32.8-23%$0.28Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 193 GB+5MiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+25.8-15%$0.22Complete model response must be appendedQwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+25.3-26%$0.37Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 108 GB+6
MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+22.7-44%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 186 GB+4GPT-6 Lunamedium+2.5-35%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5low+12.6-35%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5.6 Lunahigh+2.5+45%$0.044MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+22.7-44%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 186 GB+4GPT-6.1 Sollow+30.8+1,190%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5Qwen 3.5 9BthinkingOpensame-70%$0.21Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.8 GB
Granite 4.2 8BthinkingOpensame-65%$0.024Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.4 GB
Ministral 3 14B 2512non-thinkingOpensame-35%$0.019Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 7 GBMinistral 3 3B 2512Opensame-68%$0.008Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinking+38.9—$5.41Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+25.3—$0.37Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 108 GB+6Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpen+11.1—$2.16Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 1,468 GB+5Qwen3.8 27BmediumOpen+5.1—$1.13Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 17 GB+5Qwen3.7 Maxthinking+1.5—$1.15Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+1—$0.22Qwen 3.5 9BthinkingOpensame—$0.21Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.8 GBQwen3.6 27BthinkingOpensame—$0.62Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 17 GBAll Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
estimateFAQ
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?›
#333 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #125 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #214 of 245 in Writing & Language, #112 of 133 in Vision & Documents.
Is Qwen3 8B better than Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 (Reasoning)?›
On Terminal-Bench 4.0, Qwen3 8B scores 0 vs 0 — about the same.
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?›
Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), K2 Horizon 7B (open weights).