GPT-6 Luna vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.
model vs model · prices as of
GPT-6 Luna takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct counters on price: $0.58 per million tokens against $0.80, for 262k context instead of 1.1M.
OpenAIwins 3 roundsGPT-6 Luna
$0.80/M tokens
OpenAI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.09 per 1,000 pages
1.1M context · tool calling · reads images
Alibaba CloudQwen3 VL 8B Instruct
$0.58/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at TrustedRouter · $0.057 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.10/M
$0.12/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.50/M
$0.46/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$0.58/M at TrustedRouter
Standard price (lower wins)
$0.80/M
$0.81/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.09
$0.057
Context
1.1M tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
22 Sept 2026
14 Oct 2025
Providers selling it
22
12
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 5
TrustedRouter$0.84 / $0.58
Eden AI$0.80 / $0.81
Kilo Gateway$0.80 / $0.81
Nous Portal$0.80 / $0.81
OpenRouter$0.80 / $0.81
GPT-6 Luna then Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct, per million tokens
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Qwen3 VL 8B InstructNous Portal$0.09 / $0.36 $0.12 / $0.4625% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Luna or Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?
- Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct, at $0.58 per million tokens against $0.80 for GPT-6 Luna, three parts input to one part output, read on 23 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-6 Luna: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.80 is the number to beat. Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct: $0.58 at TrustedRouter.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: TrustedRouter, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is TrustedRouter.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-6 Luna, at 1.1M tokens against 262k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 23 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.