# WizardLM-2 8x22B

> 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.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/wizardlm-2-8x22b
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** Microsoft
- **Release date:** 16 Apr 2024 (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Status:** Generally available
- **Weights:** Open weights (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Context window:** 66K (65,535 tokens) (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Max output:** 8K tokens (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Knowledge cutoff:** 30 Apr 2024 (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Input:** Text (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Output:** Text (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Reasoning mode:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Tool calling:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Structured output:** No (source: OpenRouter, https://openrouter.ai/microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b)
- **Hugging Face:** microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $0.62 | $0.62 | – | 66K |

## FAQ

### 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.

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