AI Model Atlas / Moondream
Moondream 3 Preview
One million input tokens cost $0.30 and one million output tokens $2.50. Context window: 32k tokens, about 53 A4 pages.
What it costs in practice
Pricing per million tokens doesn't mean anything to anyone, so I convert it to three tasks that people actually give to models. The usage assumptions are listed for each row so you can verify them.
| Task | Input | Output | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500-word articlebrief plus finished text in English | 1,500 tokens | 2,200 tokens | $0.0060 |
| 100 chat queries700 tokens per question and 400 per answer | 70,000 tokens | 40,000 tokens | $0.12 |
| Hour of work with an agentagent reads repository and writes fixes | 250,000 tokens | 30,000 tokens | $0.15 |
Technical details
| Provider | Moondream |
| Modalities | text + image → text |
| Context window | 32k tokens (~53 A4 pages) |
| Maximum response | 4k tokens |
| Step-by-step reasoning | yes |
| Tool calling | no |
| Forced JSON format | no |
| Knowledge cutoff | not specified |
| Cache read | no data |
| Content moderation | no extra filter |
How it compares to the rest
The database contains 469 models. In terms of input pricing Moondream 3 Preview is more expensive than 38 percent of paid models. A longer context window is available in 454 models.
Input price history
2026-10-16 · $0.302026-11-11 · $0.30
The chart shows the price of a million input tokens on consecutive measurement days. History starts on the day I launched the atlas and grows with each day. I don't backfill data.
Alternatives at a similar price
Models from other providers whose cost for the same article comes out closest.
| Model | Input / M | Output / M | 1500-word article | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.0060 | 1M |
| Nova 2 LiteAmazon | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.0060 | 1M |
| Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)Google | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.0060 | 33k |
| Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.0060 | 1M |
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