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Qwen3-Embedding-8B
alibaba·alibaba/qwen3-embedding-8b·GA·Open weights·qwen series·Embedding
Embedding model for semantic search, retrieval, clustering, and ranking pipelines
At a glance
Reference price$0.115 / $0.115 per 1M
Cache read — · evroc
Lowest paid$0.01 / $0
Hugging Face Cloud · 11.5× spread
1 more $0 channels
Context40,960
⚠ Providers report 32,000–40,960; the table below is authoritative
Output limit4,096
Capabilities
ReasoningTool useStructured outputTemperatureAttachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2024-12
Released / updated2025-06-05 / 2026-03-17
Quality & performance
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Available at 7 providers5 with public prices · 1 free
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InferX Qwen3-Embedding-8B | Gateway | Free | — | — | 32,768 ⚠ | 0 | ||
| Hugging Face Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B | Cloud | $0.01 | $0 | — | — | 32,000 ⚠ | 4,096 | |
| Nebius Token Factory Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B | Cloud | $0.01 | $0 | — | — | 32,768 ⚠ | 0 | |
| Scaleway | Cloud | $0.10 | $0 | — | — | 32,768 ⚠ | 4,096 | |
| Regolo AI | Gateway | $0.10 | $0.10 | — | — | 32,768 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| evroc Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-8B | Cloud | $0.115 | $0.115 | — | — | 40,960 | 4,096 | |
| Vercel AI Gateway | Cloud | — | — | — | — | 32,768 ⚠ | 32,768 | hostTable.undisclosed |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1Hugging Face$2.00
2Nebius Token Factory$2.00
3Scaleway$20.00
4Regolo AI$25.00
5evroc$28.75
1 more channels offer $0 (InferX); free tiers usually have rate limits and no SLA, excluded from ranking.
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
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Input listOutput listMin blended