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Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is attributed to Alibaba in the catalog. It accepts image and text input and produces text output. Reported capabilities include tool calling and structured output.

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Modalities

Hosted provider token rates

$0.0747 / $0.2989

USD per 1M input / output tokens · SiliconFlow (China)

Context

262K

Released

2025-10-14

Knowledge cutoff

Unknown

No recent lab-operated provider rate is available. Showing the third-party host with the lowest input rate + ¼ output rate. This is one offering, not an average; other providers, modalities, tiers, and fees may differ.

Where to use it

5 observed offerings · token prices in USD per million where available

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OpenRouter

qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct

current

Input

$0.25

Output

$0.75

Cache

$0.12

Context

262K

Max output

236K

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

SiliconFlow (China)

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct

current

Input

$0.0747

Output

$0.2989

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

262K

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

SiliconFlow

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct

current

Input

$0.18

Output

$0.68

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

262K

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Kilo Gateway

qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct

current

Input

$0.25

Output

$0.75

Cache

$0.12

Context

262K

Max output

236K

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Novita AI

qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct

current

Input

$0.08

Output

$0.50

Cache

—

Context

131K

Max output

33K

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Unknown

Historical price

Limits and capabilities reflect each provider’s listed offering. Unknown means support was not reported.

Provider / API ID	Status	Context	Max output	Input	Output	Cache read	Reasoning	Tools	Structured	Temperature
OpenRouter qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct	currentRecent price	262K	236K	$0.25	$0.75	$0.12	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SiliconFlow (China) Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct	currentRecent price	262K	262K	$0.0747	$0.2989	—	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SiliconFlow Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct	currentRecent price	262K	262K	$0.18	$0.68	—	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kilo Gateway qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct	currentRecent price	262K	236K	$0.25	$0.75	$0.12	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Novita AI qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct	currentHistorical price	131K	33K	$0.08	$0.50	—	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown

Capabilities and limits

Input: image, text
Output: text
Max output: 236K
Weights: Open (source-reported)
Release: 2025-10-14
Knowledge cutoff: Unknown
Family: qwen

Tool calling · Structured output · Vision

Provider-specific limits and support can differ.

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Model and price history

Latest recorded change: source refresh · 2026-10-22

Model changes (6)

source refresh · 2026-10-22

{
  "before": {
    "open_weights": false,
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image"
    ]
  },
  "after": {
    "open_weights": true,
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ]
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-22

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.18000000",
    "output": "0.68000000",
    "provider": "SiliconFlow (China)"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.07472374,
    "output": 0.29889496,
    "provider": "SiliconFlow (China)"
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "context_tokens": 131072,
    "max_output_tokens": 32768
  },
  "after": {
    "context_tokens": 262144,
    "max_output_tokens": 235929
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.11700000",
    "output": "0.45500000",
    "provider": "Kilo Gateway"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.25,
    "output": 0.75,
    "provider": "Kilo Gateway"
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.11700000",
    "output": "0.45500000",
    "provider": "OpenRouter"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.25,
    "output": 0.75,
    "provider": "OpenRouter"
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "max_output_tokens": 32768
  },
  "after": {
    "max_output_tokens": 235929
  }
}

Price history (166 observations)

Date	Provider	Input / output
2026-11-02	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-11-02	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-11-02	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-11-02	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-11-01	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-11-01	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-11-01	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-11-01	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-31	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-31	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-31	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-31	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-30	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-30	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-30	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-30	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-29	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-29	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-29	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-29	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-28	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-28	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-28	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-28	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-26	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-26	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-26	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-26	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-25	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-25	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-25	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-25	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-22	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.0747 / $0.2989
2026-10-22	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-22	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-22	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-21	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-21	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-21	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-21	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-20	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-20	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-20	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-20	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-19	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-19	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-19	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-19	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-18	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-18	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-18	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-18	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-17	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-17	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-17	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-17	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-12	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-12	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-12	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-12	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-11	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-11	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-11	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-11	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-10	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-10	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-10	Kilo Gateway	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-10	OpenRouter	$0.25 / $0.75
2026-10-09	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-09	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-10-09	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-09	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-10-08	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-10-08	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-08	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-08	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-10-07	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-10-07	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-07	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-10-07	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-22	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-09-22	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-22	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-22	Kilo Gateway	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-22	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-21	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-09-21	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-21	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-21	Kilo Gateway	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-21	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-20	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-09-20	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-20	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-20	Kilo Gateway	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-20	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-19	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-09-19	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-19	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-19	Kilo Gateway	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-19	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-18	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-09-18	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-18	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-18	Kilo Gateway	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-18	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-17	NovitaAI	$0.08 / $0.50
2026-09-17	SiliconFlow	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-17	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.18 / $0.68
2026-09-17	Kilo Gateway	$0.117 / $0.455
2026-09-17	OpenRouter	$0.117 / $0.455