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Why use Moondream 3 Preview on Moondream?
Moondream offers Moondream 3 Preview with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.30/1M input tokens. Moondream vision-language models and Cloud API for detection, captioning, and visual AI at the edge and in the cloud.
Compare Moondream 3 Preview across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.30
Output / 1M
$2.50
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
-50% · in $0.15 / out $1.25
Setup recipe
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model: moondream3-previewModel ID
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Compare Moondream 3 Preview Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Moondream | $0.30 | $2.50 |
| OpenRouter | $0.30 | $2.50 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.30 |
| Output tokens | $2.50 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalReasoning
About Moondream 3 Preview
Moondream 3 Preview is a 9B MoE (2B active) vision-language model. Announced 2025-09-18. Cloud real-time $0.30/$2.50 per 1M. Open weights available under Moondream license.
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Model Specs
Released2025-09-18
Parameters9B-A2B
Context32K
ArchitectureMixture of Experts