Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct - API for Egypt, billed in EGP
Liveqwen3-vl-8b-instructQwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is a multimodal vision-language model from the Qwen3-VL series, built for high-fidelity understanding and reasoning across text, images, and video.
Modality
Chat
Context window
262K tokens
Max output
236K tokens
Region
US
Weights
Open weights
Published
20 Aug 2026
Pricing
Input
14.70
EGP per 1M tokens
Output
44.11
EGP per 1M tokens
Cache read
7.06
EGP per 1M cached input tokens
Monthly cost example
1,396.68 EGP
Illustrative estimate: 50M input + 15M output tokens per month at this model’s catalog rates.
Use it via the API
Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.
Run inference
POST /v1/chat/completions — OpenAI-compatible: SovereignEG's own seg-sdk, or a drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.
from seg import SEG # pip install seg-sdk
client = SEG(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen3-vl-8b-instruct",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="qwen3-vl-8b-instruct",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai"
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
})
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "qwen3-vl-8b-instruct",
messages: [
{ role: "user", content: "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?" },
],
})
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content)curl https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen3-vl-8b-instruct",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
]
}'Frequently asked questions
How much does Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct cost?
14.70 EGP per 1M input tokens; 44.11 EGP per 1M output tokens. Billing is metered per token in Egyptian pounds (EGP), with no minimum commitment.
What is the context window of Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct?
Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct supports a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K), with up to 235,929 output tokens per response.
Where is Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct hosted?
Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is served from US (US-hosted inference).
Is Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct an open-weights model?
Yes — Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is an open-weights model. You call it through the SovereignEG API like any other catalog model, with per-token EGP billing.
How do I use Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct via the API?
Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/chat/completions with model "qwen3-vl-8b-instruct" and your API key.