Qwen3 8B
Qwen3 8BAlternatives?
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5max+97%-35%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow+68%-35%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenGranite 4.2 8Bthinking+13%-65%$0.024Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.4 GB
CheaperMiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+91%-15%$0.22No strict JSON+1
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+85%-23%$0.28Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 193 GB+5Claude Haiku 5.5max+97%-35%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunamax+96%-35%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3MiniMax M3.1 Flashthinking+91%-15%$0.22No strict JSON+1GLM 5.3 FlashmaxOpen+85%-23%$0.28Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 193 GB+5
MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+84%-44%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 186 GB+4GPT-6 Lunalow+68%-35%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow+65%+45%$0.01GPT OSS 20BhighOpen+39%-88%$0.011Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 13 GB
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BthinkingOpen+10%-66%$0.017Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 19 GB
Mistral Small 4thinkingOpen+39%-15%$0.017Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 72 GBGranite 4.2 8BthinkingOpen+13%-65%$0.024Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.4 GBQwen3 14BthinkingOpen+10%+98%$0.35 / $1.40Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 7.4 GBQwen 3.5 9BthinkingOpen+6%-70%$0.21Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.8 GBIK2 Horizon 7BthinkingOpensame+69%$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 4.5 GBOMiniCPM5 2BthinkingOpen-6%——Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpen+94%—$2.16Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 1,468 GB+5Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinking+87%—$5.41Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+81%—$0.37Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 108 GB+6Qwen3.7 Maxthinking+78%—$0.93Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+65%—$0.22Qwen3.5 397B A17BthinkingOpen+61%—$0.47Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 242 GBQwen3.6 27BthinkingOpen+54%—$0.62Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 17 GBQwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507thinkingOpen+49%—$0.08Memory (4-bit): 4.1 GB → 141 GB+1All 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?›
#332 of 360 in Chat & Knowledge, #78 of 137 in Coding, #128 of 138 in Agents & Tool Use, #198 of 252 in Writing & Language, #115 of 138 in Vision & Documents.
Is Qwen3 8B better than Qwen 3.5 9B?›
On SciCode, Qwen3 8B scores 27.9 vs 29.5 — 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?›
Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Granite 4.2 8B (open weights).