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Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

Qwen3-VL is a large multimodal model that unifies vision, language, and reasoning to achieve human-level perception and cognition across text, images, and video. Built on a 235B-parameter architecture, it integrates early joint training of visual and textual modalities for strong language grounding. The model supports up to a 1 million-token context window and excels at visual understanding, spatial reasoning, long video comprehension, and tool-based interaction. It can generate code from images, perform precise 2D/3D object grounding, and operate digital interfaces like a visual agent. The “Instruct” version rivals Gemini 2.5 Pro in perception benchmarks, while the “Thinking” version leads in multimodal reasoning and STEM tasks. With multilingual OCR, creative writing, and fine-grained scene interpretation, Qwen3-VL establishes a new open-source frontier for integrated vision-language intelligence.

Updated Aug 10, 2026. Default version: Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

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LLMBoard score32.9Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
Coverage80%12 benchmark families
Context window262.1KTokens
Official input priceN/AOfficial price unavailable

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Model specification

Structured fields from the published default version.

Version
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking
Released
Sep 22, 2025
Knowledge cutoff
Unknown
Parameters
9B
Context window
262.1K
Max output
262.1K
Inputs
image, text
Outputs
text
Open weights
No
License
Apache 2.0

Capability profile

This profile uses the latest version under this unique model that has a calculated LLMBoard score. Arena and price are excluded.

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking category scores

Benchmark results

Published benchmark records for the scored version Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.

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MuirBench0.841170.0%CAug 7, 2026
BLINK0.751366.7%CAug 7, 2026
MMMU (val)0.751160.0%CAug 7, 2026
OCRBench-V2 (en)0.661254.5%CAug 7, 2026
WritingBench0.961564.3%CAug 7, 2026
CharadesSTA0.671245.5%CAug 7, 2026
InfoVQAtest0.971245.5%CAug 7, 2026
MLVU-M0.87814.3%CAug 7, 2026
OCRBench-V2 (zh)0.671140.0%CAug 7, 2026
DocVQAtest1.081130.0%CAug 7, 2026
Hallusion Bench0.781653.3%CAug 7, 2026
ScreenSpot0.991646.7%CAug 7, 2026
CharXiv-D0.9101640.0%CAug 7, 2026
LiveBench 202411250.7101430.8%CAug 7, 2026
MMBench-V1.10.9101847.1%CAug 7, 2026
Multi-IF0.8102052.6%CAug 7, 2026
MM-MT-Bench8.0111737.5%CAug 7, 2026
MMStar0.8112252.4%CAug 7, 2026
Creative Writing v30.812138.3%CAug 7, 2026
MathVista-Mini0.8122350.0%CAug 7, 2026
OSWorld0.3132036.8%CAug 7, 2026
Arena-Hard v20.5141613.3%CAug 7, 2026
Video-MME0.7141718.8%CAug 7, 2026
MVBench0.7151712.5%CAug 7, 2026
ODinW0.415166.7%CAug 7, 2026
PolyMATH0.5152336.4%CAug 7, 2026
SimpleQA0.5154668.9%CAug 7, 2026
CC-OCR0.8161811.8%CAug 7, 2026
ERQA0.5182322.7%CAug 7, 2026
HMMT250.6182529.2%CAug 7, 2026
LVBench0.6182426.1%CAug 7, 2026
RealWorldQA0.7182632.0%CAug 7, 2026
BFCL-v30.619190.0%CAug 7, 2026
OCRBench0.8192214.3%CAug 7, 2026
MathVision0.6213235.5%CAug 7, 2026
ScreenSpot Pro0.5212413.0%CAug 7, 2026
VideoMMMU0.7212620.0%CAug 7, 2026
AI2D0.8223232.3%CAug 7, 2026
Include0.7223130.0%CAug 7, 2026
MMLU-ProX0.7223232.3%CAug 7, 2026
SuperGPQA0.5273421.2%CAug 7, 2026
MMLU-Redux0.9284842.5%CAug 7, 2026
LiveCodeBench v60.6385328.9%CAug 7, 2026
CharXiv-R0.5414713.0%CAug 7, 2026
MMLU0.94210058.6%CAug 7, 2026
IFEval0.8466529.7%CAug 7, 2026
MMMU-Pro0.6486526.6%CAug 7, 2026
MMLU-Pro0.86412950.8%CAug 7, 2026
AIME 20250.87111438.0%CAug 7, 2026
GPQA0.712923344.8%CAug 7, 2026

Arena results

Preference and agent-evaluation signals from published Arena datasets.

No published Arena match

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Pricing

Official vendor API PAYG pricing is summarized first. The table then lists individual provider offerings without treating their minimum as the official price.

Official API
N/A
Official provider
N/A
Lowest third-party
From $0.18 input, $2.1 output per 1M via OpenRouter
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OpenRouterqwen/qwen3-vl-8b-thinkingglobal$0.18$2.1131.1KAug 7, 2026

Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking versions

All published versions linked to this unique model. The score columns identify the version used by the current overall ranking.

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Qwen3 VL 8B ThinkingSep 22, 202532.99B262.1K262.1KNoApache 2.0

What is Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

A concise description based on the published model registry.

Qwen3-VL is a large multimodal model that unifies vision, language, and reasoning to achieve human-level perception and cognition across text, images, and video. Built on a 235B-parameter architecture, it integrates early joint training of visual and textual modalities for strong language grounding. The model supports up to a 1 million-token context window and excels at visual understanding, spatial reasoning, long video comprehension, and tool-based interaction. It can generate code from images, perform precise 2D/3D object grounding, and operate digital interfaces like a visual agent. The “Instruct” version rivals Gemini 2.5 Pro in perception benchmarks, while the “Thinking” version leads in multimodal reasoning and STEM tasks. With multilingual OCR, creative writing, and fine-grained scene interpretation, Qwen3-VL establishes a new open-source frontier for integrated vision-language intelligence.

Use the benchmark, Arena and pricing sections above as separate evidence. A missing field means the current data snapshot does not support that claim.

Data snapshot: 2026-08-07. Editorial model content is not available in the backend.

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking vs nearby models

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking.

When was Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking released?

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking's default version was released on Sep 22, 2025.

How much does Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking cost?

No official standard PAYG price is currently available for Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.18 input and $2.1 output via OpenRouter.

Who created Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking is published under Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team in the model registry.

What is the context window for Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

The default version has a 262.1K token context window.

Is Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking open weight?

No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.

How many API providers offer Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking?

1 published provider offerings are linked to the default version.

What models should I compare Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking with?

Nearby ranked alternatives include Command R+, Mistral Small 3 24B, Claude Haiku 3.

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