Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview API
Other·Vision
Moondream 3 Preview is a vision-language model from Moondream with 9B total parameters and 2B active (mixture-of-experts). It handles visual question answering, captioning, OCR, and visual reasoning over images, with...
Pricing
Cheapest live price, per 1 million tokens.
Input / 1M tokens
$0.300 OpenRouter
Output / 1M tokens
$2.50 OpenRouter
Cache read / 1M
Repeated prompt prefixes
Cache read is the discounted rate for repeated prompt prefixes (system prompts, agent context).
Capabilities · 4
Specifications
- Context window
- 32K
- Max output
- 4K
- Type
- Vision
- Creator
- Other
- Live sellers
- 1
- Requests / 24h
- 1
Estimated monthly cost
30 days at the cheapest live price.
Quick start
OpenAI-compatible — change the base URL and key. Get a key from the dashboard.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.qubax.ai/v1",
api_key="YOUR_QUBAX_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="moondream3-preview",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)About Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview
Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview is a multimodal language model developed by Other. It's particularly well-suited for analyzing images, screenshots, and visual content and tackling complex, multi-step reasoning problems. It can write up to 4K tokens in a single response.
As of Oct 21, 2026, Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview costs $0.180 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens on Qubax, versus $0.300 / $2.50 on OpenRouter (40% less on input). A typical 1,000 chat requests (2K tokens in, 500 out) come to about $1.11. Pay with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH or 350+ other coins — no credit card required.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview API cost?
On Qubax, Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview costs $0.180 per 1M input tokens and $1.50 per 1M output tokens. This is 40% cheaper than OpenRouter's price of $0.300 per 1M input tokens.
Is the Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview API compatible with OpenAI?
Yes. Qubax provides an OpenAI-compatible API. You can use Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview as a drop-in replacement by changing your base URL to https://api.qubax.ai/v1 and using your Qubax API key. It works with Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, and any tool that supports OpenAI APIs.
Why is Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview cheaper on Qubax than OpenRouter?
Qubax sources AI inference from an open compute marketplace on the Base blockchain where GPU providers compete on price. We pass the savings to you — 40% cheaper than OpenRouter's price for Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview.
How do I pay for Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview API usage?
Qubax uses prepaid crypto credits. Top up with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, SOL or 350+ other coins and your balance is deducted as you use the API. No credit card or KYC required.
What can I build with Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview?
You can use Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview to analyze images and visual content and tackle complex multi-step reasoning tasks. Because it's served through Qubax's OpenAI-compatible API, integration into existing apps, agents, or workflows takes just a few lines of code.
How fast and reliable is Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview on Qubax?
Responses stream token by token. Latency depends on the provider and prompt length.
Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (Web): which should I choose?
Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview by Other and DeepSeek V4 Flash (Web) by DeepSeek are both strong models in a similar price tier. Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview excels at complex reasoning and supports vision/image inputs. DeepSeek V4 Flash (Web) comes from a different lab and may have different strengths depending on your workload. On Qubax, Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview starts at $0.180/1M input tokens while DeepSeek V4 Flash (Web) comes in at $0.171/1M, so DeepSeek V4 Flash (Web) may be worth considering if you need to minimize per-token cost. Both are available on Qubax with crypto payments and OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can try each and switch freely.
Can I use Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview for commercial projects?
Yes. Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview on Qubax can be used for commercial purposes. You own the outputs you generate. Qubax provides the API infrastructure — you bring your use case.
Why use Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview on Qubax?
40% cheaper
Providers compete on price — you get the cheapest healthy seller.
Pay with crypto
350+ coins (BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC). No card, no KYC.
OpenAI & Anthropic compatible
Drop-in base URL. Works with Cline, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs.
