How much does WizardLM-2 8x22B cost per million tokens?

WizardLM-2 8x22B costs $0.62 per million input tokens and $0.62 per million output tokens at list price.

What is the context window of WizardLM-2 8x22B?

WizardLM-2 8x22B accepts up to 65,535 tokens of context and returns up to 8,000 output tokens.

How much do 1,000 chat messages cost with WizardLM-2 8x22B?

About $0.93, assuming 1,000 input + 500 output tokens per message.

Is there a cheaper alternative to WizardLM-2 8x22B?

In the same price range, OpenAI GPT-6 Luna Pro ($0.1 / $0.5), OpenAI GPT-6 Luna ($0.1 / $0.5), Qwen Qwen3.8 Omni Flash ($0.15 / $0.47) cost less per token. Quality differs: test on your own prompts.

Where can I buy microsoft API credits for less?

Discount credit books resell OpenRouter usage below face value within their depth, OpenRouter adds a 5.5% card fee, and microsoft sells its own credits at face value. The live table on this page ranks them for $100 of usage.

microsoft · live price

WizardLM-2 8x22B API pricing

WizardLM-2 8x22B is Microsoft AI's most advanced Wizard model. It demonstrates highly competitive performance compared to leading proprietary models, and it consistently outperforms all existing state-of-the-art opensource models. It is...

Small and cheap (under $1 per 1M)

Input: $0.62; per 1M tokens
Output: $0.62; per 1M tokens
Cached input: –; per 1M tokens
Context: 66K; 8K max output

List price from OpenRouter, which passes microsoft's price through without markup. Refreshed hourly. Released April 16, 2024. Model id microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b.

What WizardLM-2 8x22B costs in practice

At list price, before any batch or caching discount.

1,000 chat messages

$0.93

1,000 input + 500 output tokens each

1,000 RAG questions

$5.27

8,000 input + 500 output tokens each

100 coding-agent steps

$1.98

30,000 input + 2,000 output tokens each, no caching

WizardLM-2 8x22B price history

No price change since we started tracking on 2026-10-01. We record prices daily; changes will show here.

WizardLM-2 8x22B price by host

One host serves this model through OpenRouter.

Novita$0.62 in · $0.62 out · 66K ctx · 100.0% uptime 24h

Where to buy microsoft credits for less

WizardLM-2 8x22B costs the same per token everywhere it's sold through OpenRouter. What changes is the price of the credits. Live quotes for $100 of usage:

#	Where you buy	You payYou pay for $100.00 of usage	vs list price	Price source
1	OrbioCardCheapest right now Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee and card processing, both included in the quote.	$85.10 incl. $2.60 card processing	-14.9%	live quote
2	smaaartCard Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee on face value. Card processing and taxes shown at checkout.	$95.00 + card processing and tax at checkout (not in this number)	-5.0%	live quote
3	Direct from the labCard Prepaid credits at face value (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google…). Taxes may apply.	$100.00 no top-up fee	list price	face value
4	OpenRouterCrypto 5% on crypto purchases. No markup on model prices.	$105.00 fees included	+5.0%	published fee
5	OpenRouterCard 5.5% on card purchases, $0.80 minimum. No markup on model prices.	$105.50 fees included	+5.5%	published fee

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WizardLM-2 8x22B cost calculator

Enter your monthly tokens to price your own usage.

Model$0.62 in / $0.62 out per 1M tokens · list price, liveInput tokens / month (millions)Output tokens / month (millions)

Usage at list price$37.20/ month(quotes below are for $37.00: purchases run from $5.00 to $10,000.00)

Cheaper alternatives to WizardLM-2 8x22B

Other labs' models in the same price range or the one below, cheaper per token.

Model	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Blended 3:1	Context
OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna Pro	$0.1	$0.5	$0.2	1.1M
OpenAI: GPT-6 Luna	$0.1	$0.5	$0.2	1.1M
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Omni Flash	$0.15	$0.47	$0.23	1M
Z.ai: GLM 5.3 FlashX	$0.37	$1.25	$0.59	1.0M
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash	$0.03	$0.5	$0.147	1.0M
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Flash	$0.15	$0.47	$0.23	1M

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