Is Qwen3 8B or Qwen3 Coder Next cheaper?

Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.40 vs $0.80 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3 8B or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Qwen3 8B vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 Coder Next offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3 8B or Qwen3 Coder Next based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3 8B	Qwen3 Coder Next
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.11
Output / 1M tokens	$0.40	$0.80
Context window	41K	262K
Parameters	—	80B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Apr 2025	Feb 2026

Qwen3 8B details →Qwen3 Coder Next details →

FAQ

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