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title: "model-router - Model Details & Comparison"
description: "model-router from Azure: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models."
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# model-router - Model Details & Comparison

> model-router from Azure: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

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## About model-router

model-router is a chat model from Azure, one of 295 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.14 per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens, ranking 653 out of 3693 chat models by cost and cheaper than 81% of models in this category. model-router supports vision. It accepts up to 200K input tokens.

## Specifications

- **Azure Provider.**
- **Chat Mode.**
- **200,000 Max Input Tokens.**
- **32,768 Max Output Tokens.**
- **32,768 Max Tokens.**
- **$0.14 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$0.0000 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## Capabilities

model-router supports: Vision.

## model-router Pricing Overview

At $0.14 per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens, model-router ranks 653 out of 3693 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.60 for chat models, and is cheaper than 81% of models in this category.

model-router is one of 295 Azure chat models, with support for vision.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to model-router with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| writer.palmyra-vision-7b | AWS Bedrock | $0.15 | $0.60 |
| qwen3-vl-32b-instruct | Dashscope | $0.16 | $0.64 |
| qwen3-vl-32b-thinking | Dashscope | $0.16 | $2.87 |
| qwen3.8-flash | Dashscope | $0.15 | $0.47 |
| qwen3.8-omni-flash | Dashscope | $0.15 | $0.47 |

- [Compare writer.palmyra-vision-7b](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/bedrock/writer.palmyra-vision-7b.md)
- [Compare qwen3-vl-32b-instruct](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/dashscope/qwen3-vl-32b-instruct.md)
- [Compare qwen3-vl-32b-thinking](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/dashscope/qwen3-vl-32b-thinking.md)
- [Compare qwen3.8-flash](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/dashscope/qwen3.8-flash.md)
- [Compare qwen3.8-omni-flash](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/compare/dashscope/qwen3.8-omni-flash.md)

## Related Resources

- [Calculate model-router costs](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/azure/model/model-router.md)
- [Check Azure AI status](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/provider-status/azure.md)
- [All Azure pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/azure.md)

## FAQ

### Is model-router cheaper than writer.palmyra-vision-7b?

Yes. model-router costs $0.14 per 1M input tokens compared to writer.palmyra-vision-7b's $0.15 per 1M input tokens, making it 7% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision.

### How does model-router pricing compare to the average chat model?

model-router input pricing is $0.14 per 1M tokens, which is 77% below the median of $0.60 for chat models. It ranks 653 out of 3693 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 81% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.0000 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.75.

### What makes model-router different from other Azure models?

Among Azure's 295 chat models, model-router ranks 34 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to model-router?

The most comparable chat models to model-router are: writer.palmyra-vision-7b from AWS Bedrock ($0.15/1M input tokens); qwen3-vl-32b-instruct from Dashscope ($0.16/1M input tokens); qwen3-vl-32b-thinking from Dashscope ($0.16/1M input tokens); qwen3.8-flash from Dashscope ($0.15/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.

### How do I check if Azure AI is down?

You can monitor Azure AI service health in real time on the Bifrost Azure AI Status page. It tracks current component status, active incidents, and historical reliability data pulled from the official status page every 60 seconds.

### How do I calculate model-router costs?

model-router is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.14 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.0000.

## Related Resources

- [Azure models](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library/provider/azure.md)
- [Model library](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library.md)
- [LLM cost calculator](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator.md)
- [Docs: Bifrost docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai)
- [GitHub: maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost)
- [Pricing: Bifrost pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/pricing)
- [Enterprise: Bifrost enterprise](https://www.getmaxim.ai/enterprise)
- [Book a Demo: Bifrost demo](https://www.getmaxim.ai/book-a-demo)
- [Resources: Bifrost resources](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/resources.md)

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