Qwen 3 Embedding 8B
Summary
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B is an open-weight language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released on 1 Jan 2025. It accepts text and generates text, with a 32K-token context window and up to 4K output tokens per response. As of 17 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.01 per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens (Nebius AI Studio), across 4 providers we track.
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
Last verified 17 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Alibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|
| Release date | 1 Jan 2025 [models.dev] |
| Status | Generally available [models.dev] |
| Weights | Open weights [models.dev] |
| Context window | 32K (32,000 tokens) [models.dev] |
| Max output | 4K tokens [models.dev] |
| Knowledge cutoff | Dec 2024 [models.dev] |
| Input | Text [models.dev] |
| Output | Text [models.dev] |
| Reasoning mode | No [models.dev] |
| Tool calling | No [models.dev] |
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebius AI Studio Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B | $0.01 | Free | – | 41K | models.dev, 17 Oct 2026 |
| Hugging Face Inference Providers Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B | $0.01 | Free | – | 32K | models.dev, 17 Oct 2026 |
| Novita AI qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b | $0.07 | Free | – | 33K | models.dev, 17 Oct 2026 |
| Vercel AI Gateway alibaba/qwen3-embedding-8b | – | – | – | 33K | models.dev, 17 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Qwen 3 Embedding 8B?
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B has a context window of 32,000 tokens (32K) and can generate up to 4,096 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.
How much does the Qwen 3 Embedding 8B API cost?
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B is listed from $0.01 per million input tokens and Free per million output tokens (Nebius AI Studio). Prices last verified 17 Oct 2026.
Is Qwen 3 Embedding 8B open source?
Qwen 3 Embedding 8B is an open-weight model. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was Qwen 3 Embedding 8B released?
Alibaba (Qwen) released Qwen 3 Embedding 8B on 1 Jan 2025, according to models.dev.
Which providers offer Qwen 3 Embedding 8B?
We track Qwen 3 Embedding 8B on 4 providers: Nebius AI Studio, Hugging Face Inference Providers, Novita AI, Vercel AI Gateway.
Change history
- Added to the directory
- Now listed on Novita AI
- Now listed on Hugging Face Inference Providers
- Now listed on Nebius AI Studio
- Now listed on Vercel AI Gateway
Sources
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/huggingface/models/Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/nebius/models/Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/novita-ai/models/qwen/qwen3-embedding-8b.toml
- https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/vercel/models/alibaba/qwen3-embedding-8b.toml