qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
Release date: 2025-10-15
131,072 context · $0.08/M input tokens · $0.50/M output tokens
Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is a multimodal vision-language model from the Qwen3-VL series, built for high-fidelity understanding and reasoning across text, images, and video. It features improved multimodal fusion with Interleaved-MRoPE for long-horizon...
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API Usage
Use the following code examples to integrate with our API:
import OpenAI from 'openai';
if (!process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY,
baseURL: 'https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1',
timeout: 120_000,
maxRetries: 2,
});
try {
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello!' }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0]?.message?.content ?? '');
} catch (error) {
console.error('LLM request failed:', error);
process.exitCode = 1;
}import OpenAI from 'openai';
if (!process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY,
baseURL: 'https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1',
timeout: 120_000,
maxRetries: 2,
});
try {
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Hello!' }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0]?.message?.content ?? '');
} catch (error) {
console.error('LLM request failed:', error);
process.exitCode = 1;
}Model Introduction
Qwen qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
**Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is a multimodal vision-language model from the Qwen3-VL series, built for high-fidelity understanding and reasoning across text, **
Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is a multimodal vision-language model from the Qwen3-VL series, built for high-fidelity understanding and reasoning across text, images, and video. It features improved multimodal fusion with Interleaved-MRoPE for long-horizon temporal reasoning, DeepStack for fine-grained visual-text alignment, and text-timestamp alignment for precise event localization.
The model supports a native 256K-token context window, extensible to 1M tokens, and handles both static and dynamic media inputs for tasks like document parsing, visual question answering, spatial reasoning, and GUI control. It achieves text understanding comparable to leading LLMs while expanding OCR coverage to 32 languages and enhancing robustness under varied visual conditions.
Why It Looks Great
- Large Language Model architecture for efficient processing
- 131072 context window for long document handling
- Competitive pricing at $0.1/$0.5 per million tokens
Key Features
- Context Window: 131072 tokens
- Max Output: 32768 tokens
- Vision: Supported
- Function Calling: Supported
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen |
| Model Type | Large Language Model (LLM) |
| Architecture | N/A |
| Context Window | 131072 tokens |
| Max Output | 32768 tokens |
| Input | Text |
| Output | Text |
| Vision | Supported |
| Function Calling | Supported |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per Million Tokens |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.1 |
| Output | $0.5 |
How to Use
- Write your prompt — describe the task, provide context, and specify desired output format.
- Submit — the model processes your request and returns the response.
API Integration
Base URL: https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1 API Endpoint: chat/completions Model ID: qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
API Usage
Python SDK
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
base_url="https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)cURL
curl https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Notes
- Model: qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
- Provider: Qwen
Info
Supported Functionality
API Access Guide
Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct API
qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is a multimodal vision-language model from the Qwen3-VL series, built for high-fidelity understanding and reasoning across text, images, and video. It features improved multimodal fusion with Interleaved-MRoPE for long-horizon...
Input
$0.08 /M
Output
$0.5 /M
Context
131K
Max Output
33K
Vision
Supported
Tool Use
Supported
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Frequently Asked Questions about Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct
How much does Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct cost via the API?+
Pricing on WaveSpeedAI: $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens. Prompt caching and batch processing are billed separately and reduce effective cost on long, repetitive workloads.
What is the context window of Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct?+
Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct supports up to 131K tokens of context with up to 33K tokens of output per request.
Is Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct OpenAI-compatible?+
WaveSpeedAI exposes Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct at https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1 through the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions interface. Most OpenAI SDK clients work by changing the base URL and API key; optional fields depend on the selected model.
How do I get started with Qwen3 Vl 8b Instruct?+
Sign in to WaveSpeedAI, create an API key in Access Keys, then send a request to https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1/chat/completions with the model id shown above. Check the current model catalog for availability, capabilities, and pricing.