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Why use Qwen3-8B on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Qwen3-8B with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.05/1M 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 Qwen3-8B across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.050
Output / 1M
$0.40
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
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Setup recipe
Docs fallbackInstall
Use the provider REST API or SDKAuth
Create a provider API keyCall
model: qwen/qwen3-8bModel ID
qwen/qwen3-8bRequest example
Curated snippets for this provider are not sourced yet. Use OpenRouter documentation with model ID
qwen/qwen3-8b.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "qwen/qwen3-8b", not the LLMReference slug "qwen3-8b".
Compare Qwen3-8B Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Fireworks AI | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| OpenRouter | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Novita AI | $0.04 | $0.14 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.05 |
| Output tokens | $0.40 |
Capabilities
Structured Outputs
About Qwen3-8B
Compact base model in Qwen3 series, supporting 100+ languages with strong reasoning and coding capabilities.
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Model Specs
Released2025-08-15
Parameters8B
Context128k
ArchitectureDecoder Only