Moondream 3 Preview pricing
Source: openrouter · updated 2026-10-27
Short answer: Moondream 3 Preview costs $0.300 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens. That is a 3:1 blended rate of $0.850 per million tokens, ranking it #299 of 704 tracked models by input price.
Price breakdown
| Metric | USD |
|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.300 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $2.50 |
| Output รท input multiple | 8.33× |
| 3:1 blended, per 1M tokens | $0.850 |
| Context window | 32,000 tokens |
What a typical workload costs
| Monthly volume | Input cost | Output cost | Total | 1M in / 250K out | $0.300 | $0.625 | $0.925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $3.00 | $6.25 | $9.25 | ||||
| 100M in / 25M out | $30.00 | $62.50 | $92.50 |
Other moondream models
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Moondream 3.1.9 B A2 B | $0.300 | $2.50 |
Compare against
Cheaper alternatives
Next cheaper option: Qwen 3.5 27 B at $0.260 per 1M input tokens. Next step up: Qwen 2.5 VL 72 B Instruct at $0.800 per 1M input tokens.