WizardLM-2 8x22B✓ Catalog verified
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 an instruct finetune of Mixtral 8x22B. To read more about the model release, click here. #moe
Overview
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 an instruct finetune of Mixtral 8x22B. To read more about the model release, click here. #moe
Access: available through the official Microsoft API. Context window: 66K.
Specifications
| API identifier | microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b |
| Provider | Microsoft |
| Model type | Text LLM |
| Context window | 66K catalog |
| Input modalities | text |
| Output modalities | text |
| Released | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Tokenizer | Mistral |
| Instruction format | vicuna |
| Moderated | No |
| Architecture modality | text->text |
Pricing
Live pricing components for microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b as published in the catalog.
| Pricing component | Raw unit price | Normalized | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prompt tokens | $6.2e-7 | $0.62 / 1M | Per input token |
| Completion tokens | $6.2e-7 | $0.62 / 1M | Per output token |
| Request fee | N/A | N/A | Per request |
| Image fee | N/A | N/A | Per image unit |
| Web search fee | N/A | N/A | Per search request |
Cost calculator
Estimate monthly spend from your own token volumes.
Estimated Total Cost
$0.43Calculated from current list pricing in the ModelsAtlas catalog.Capabilities
| Capability | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Understanding | Not advertised | Image and document analysis support |
| Audio Processing | Not advertised | Speech and voice aligned flows |
| Tool Calling | Not advertised | Supports tools / function calling |
| Self-Hosting | Not advertised | Deploy outside managed APIs |
Capability signals
Directional signals derived from model metadata and capability tags — not official benchmark submissions.
Quick start
Call WizardLM-2 8x22B through an OpenAI-compatible client.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum physics."}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Alternatives
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| Model | Provider | Context | Input /1M | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllenAI: Olmo 3 32B Think | Allenai | 66K | $0.15 | View → |
| AllenAI: Olmo 3 7B Instruct | Allenai | 66K | $0.10 | View → |
Sources & attribution
Pricing and metadata are maintained in the ModelsAtlas catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How much does WizardLM-2 8x22B cost?
$0.62 per 1M input tokens and $0.62 per 1M output tokens on the official Microsoft API.
What is the context window of WizardLM-2 8x22B?
WizardLM-2 8x22B supports up to 66K tokens of context.
Does WizardLM-2 8x22B support tool / function calling?
WizardLM-2 8x22B does not advertise first-class tool/function calling. Check vendor docs for the latest capabilities.
How do I access WizardLM-2 8x22B?
Use the official Microsoft API with the model id `microsoft/wizardlm-2-8x22b`. See the Quick start section above for code examples.