Qwen3-8B
Qwen3-8B is worth evaluating for rag, long context, and classification when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating rag, long context, and classification
- Workloads that can use a 128k context window
- Buyers comparing 3 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Family
- Qwen3
- Released
- 2025-08-15
- Context
- 128k
- Parameters
- 8B
- Architecture
- Decoder Only
- Specialization
- general
- Openness
- Open source
- License
- Apache 2.0OSI-approvedCommercial use: permitted
- Training
- Pretrained
Cheapest of 3 routes · Novita AI
About
Compact base model in Qwen3 series, supporting 100+ languages with strong reasoning and coding capabilities.
Qwen3-8B is an open-source model in the Qwen3 family. The structured metadata tracks a 128k-token context window and structured outputs. This page tracks provider routes through Fireworks AI, OpenRouter, and Novita AI, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.035 input and $0.138 output per 1M tokens. Headline tracked benchmarks include Google-Proof Q&A 58.9.
Top use-case fit
RAG
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Classification
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare all 3Compare API pricing across 3 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novita AI | $0.035 | $0.138 | Serverless |
| Fireworks AI | $0.200 | $0.200 | Serverless |
| OpenRouter | $0.050 | $0.400 | Serverless |
Available via routers & gateways(1)
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor RAG
No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.
Benchmark scores(1)
| Benchmark | Score | Version | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google-Proof Q&A | 58.9 | diamond | https://pricepertoken.com/leaderboards/benchmark/gpqa |
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
Rankings & picks(2)
Comparison and alternatives
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What is the context window of Qwen3-8B?
Qwen3-8B has a context window of 128k tokens.
How much does Qwen3-8B cost?
Qwen3-8B pricing ranges from $0.035/1M to $0.2/1M input tokens depending on the provider.
When was Qwen3-8B released?
Qwen3-8B was released on 2025-08-15.
Which providers offer Qwen3-8B?
Qwen3-8B is available from 3 providers: Fireworks AI, OpenRouter, Novita AI.
What benchmarks has Qwen3-8B been tested on?
Qwen3-8B has been evaluated on 1 benchmark, including Google-Proof Q&A.
Cheapest of 3 routes · Novita AI