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Why use Moondream 3 Preview on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Moondream 3 Preview with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.30/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
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
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Docs fallbackInstall
Use the provider REST API or SDKAuth
Create a provider API keyCall
model: moondream/moondream3-previewModel ID
moondream/moondream3-previewRequest example
Curated snippets for this provider are not sourced yet. Use OpenRouter documentation with model ID
moondream/moondream3-preview.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "moondream/moondream3-preview", not the LLMReference slug "moondream3-preview".
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