Qwen: Qwen3 8B
Analysis Summary
Qwen: Qwen3 8B comes from Qwen. It was released in April 2025. We place it in the Efficient tier, where it sits at #243 of 571 models overall. For raw reasoning ability it ranks #297 of 374, putting it in the broader field for overall intelligence.
On coding it ranks #259 of 311, a reasonable fit for everyday development support. It also ranks #227 of 286 for agentic, multi-step tasks ā the autonomous, tool-driven workflows that underpin business automation. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 60% of the models we list, suiting long documents, large codebases, and retrieval-heavy workloads. Crucially for business adoption, Qwen: Qwen3 8B combines tool use, function calling, and step-by-step reasoning in a single model, letting teams consolidate several use cases instead of stitching together multiple services.
At $0.050 input and $0.400 output per 1M tokens, Qwen: Qwen3 8B is aggressively priced for high-volume use which makes it easy to justify for cost-sensitive, high-throughput deployments. Qwen: Qwen3 8B suits cost-sensitive or high-volume deployments where efficiency matters more than topping the benchmarks.
Editorial notes
Qwen3 8B is a compact open-weight model with tool use and function calling, a 128K context, and very low pricing; reasoning depth is limited but cost-efficiency is strong for simple tasks.
Assessed May 31, 2026
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Performance Profile
How Qwen: Qwen3 8B compares
Qwen: Qwen3 8B ranks #297 of 374 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #259 of 311 for coding, #227 of 286 for agentic tasks. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 60% of the models we list. At $0.05 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 73% of comparable models.
About Qwen: Qwen3 8B
Qwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between "thinking" mode for math,..
Capabilities
Architecture Detail
| Instruct Type | qwen3 |
Performance Indices
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How does Qwen: Qwen3 8B stack up?
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
qwen/qwen3-8b
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| Provider | qwen |
| Release Date | April 28, 2025 |
| Context Length | 131,072 tokens |
| Max Completion | 8,192 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.05 | $0.000050 |
| Output | $0.40 | $0.000400 |
Live Performance
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Frequently asked questions about Qwen: Qwen3 8B
How much does Qwen: Qwen3 8B cost?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen3 8B?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).
Is Qwen: Qwen3 8B good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Qwen: Qwen3 8B ranks #259 of 311 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can Qwen: Qwen3 8B do?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Qwen: Qwen3 8B?
Qwen: Qwen3 8B is developed by Qwen and was released on April 28, 2025.
