Qwen3 8B

Alibaba Qwen chatreasoningtool_usecode

API ID: qwen/qwen3-8b-04-28

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Input Price
$0.04
/1M tokens
Output Price
$0.14
/1M tokens

About Qwen3 8B

Qwen3 is Alibaba's third-generation model series, delivering significant advances in capability and efficiency. The models feature improved reasoning, coding, and multilingual performance. Qwen3 variants range from 0.6B to 235B parameters with various specializations. For developers seeking cutting-edge Alibaba AI, Qwen3 offers the latest capabilities.

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Price Ranking
#311 lowest price among 599 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
128k
Max Output
20k
Release Date
2025-04-28
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use code
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Code generation, debugging, code review, refactoring
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Image understanding (needs vision capability)
  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$0.06
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Code Copilot
$0.50
/month
200 completions/day, ~1k tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$1.77
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$2.44
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Qwen3 8B API

OpenAI-compatible SDK 
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3-8b-04-28",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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