qwen/qwen3-8b
40,960 context · $0.05/M input tokens · $0.40/M output tokens
Qwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between "thinking" mode for math,...
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No upfront costs, pay only for what you use
Use the following code examples to integrate with our API:
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/qwen3-8b",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Qwen3-8B is a dense 8
Qwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between "thinking" mode for math, coding, and logical inference, and "non-thinking" mode for general conversation. The model is fine-tuned for instruction-following, agent integration, creative writing, and multilingual use across 100+ languages and dialects. It natively supports a 32K token context window and can extend to 131K tokens with YaRN scaling.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen |
| Model Type | Large Language Model (LLM) |
| Architecture | N/A |
| Context Window | 32000 tokens |
| Max Output | 8192 tokens |
| Input | Text |
| Output | Text |
| Vision | Supported |
| Function Calling | Supported |
| Token Type | Cost per Million Tokens |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.0 |
| Output | $0.4 |
Base URL: https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1 API Endpoint: chat/completions Model ID: qwen/qwen3-8b
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/qwen3-8b",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
curl https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen/qwen3-8b",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'
qwen/qwen3-8b
Qwen3-8B is a dense 8.2B parameter causal language model from the Qwen3 series, designed for both reasoning-heavy tasks and efficient dialogue. It supports seamless switching between "thinking" mode for math,...
Input
$0.05 /M
Output
$0.4 /M
Context
41K
Max Output
8K
Tool Use
Supported
Access Qwen3 8b through our unified API — OpenAI-compatible, no cold starts, transparent pricing.
Pricing on WaveSpeedAI: $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens. Prompt caching and batch processing are billed separately and reduce effective cost on long, repetitive workloads.
Qwen3 8b supports up to 41K tokens of context with up to 8K tokens of output per request.
Yes. WaveSpeedAI exposes Qwen3 8b through an OpenAI-compatible endpoint at https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1. Point the official OpenAI SDK at this base URL with your WaveSpeedAI API key — no other code changes required.
Sign in to WaveSpeedAI, create an API key in Access Keys, then send a request to https://llm.wavespeed.ai/v1/chat/completions with model id set to the value shown above. New accounts receive free credits to evaluate Qwen3 8b before paying per token.