Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
AI model by Alibaba. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.
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Editorial Analysis
Profile. Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) is a budget-tier option from Alibaba at $0.70/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on measurable benchmarks — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.
Latency. On latency, Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) reports 39 tok/s output speed and 3770ms time-to-first-token. Output speed is on the slower end; for real-time chat consider pairing with a streaming front-end or routing latency-sensitive requests to a faster model.
Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) costs $0.25 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.
Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.
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|---|---|---|---|
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)Current | $0.18 | $0.70 | 39 tok/s |
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