WizardLM-2 8x22B
Summary
WizardLM-2 8x22B is an open-weight language model from Microsoft, released on 16 Apr 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 66K-token context window and up to 8K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.62 per million input tokens and $0.62 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 1 provider we track.
WizardLM-2 8x22B is Microsoft AI's most advanced Wizard model. It demonstrates highly competitive performance compared to leading proprietary models, and it consistently outperforms all existing state-of-the-art opensource models. It is...
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Release date | 16 Apr 2024 [OpenRouter] |
| Status | Generally available |
| Weights | Open weights [OpenRouter] |
| Context window | 66K (65,535 tokens) [OpenRouter] |
| Max output | 8K tokens [OpenRouter] |
| Knowledge cutoff | 30 Apr 2024 [OpenRouter] |
| Input | Text [OpenRouter] |
| Output | Text [OpenRouter] |
| Reasoning mode | No [OpenRouter] |
| Tool calling | No [OpenRouter] |
| Structured output | No [OpenRouter] |
| Hugging Face | microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B |
WizardLM-2 8x22B API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b | $0.62 | $0.62 | – | 66K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of WizardLM-2 8x22B?
WizardLM-2 8x22B has a context window of 65,535 tokens (66K) and can generate up to 8,000 tokens in a single response, according to OpenRouter.
How much does the WizardLM-2 8x22B API cost?
WizardLM-2 8x22B is listed from $0.62 per million input tokens and $0.62 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is WizardLM-2 8x22B open source?
WizardLM-2 8x22B is an open-weight model: its weights are published on Hugging Face as microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was WizardLM-2 8x22B released?
Microsoft released WizardLM-2 8x22B on 16 Apr 2024, according to OpenRouter.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.