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Dolphin vs Moonshot V1 8k Vision Preview

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Microsoft

Model

Dolphin

Context window

16K

16,384 tokens · ~12K words

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Moonshot

Model

Moonshot V1 8k Vision Preview

Image inputTool calling

Context window

8K

8,192 tokens · ~6K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Dolphin16K
Moonshot V1 8k Vision Preview8K

Dolphin has about 2× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Dolphin has 100% more context capacity (16K vs 8K tokens). Moonshot V1 8k Vision Preview is 60% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Dolphin. Its 16K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 8K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Moonshot V1 8k Vision Preview. Input tokens are 60% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Dolphin. Its 16K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecDolphinMoonshot V1 8k Vision Preview
Context window16,384 tokens (16K)8,192 tokens (8K)
Max output tokens16,384 tokens (16K)8,192 tokens (8K)
Speed tierBalancedBalanced
VisionNoYes
Function callingNoYes
Extended thinkingNoNo
Prompt cachingNoNo
Batch APINoNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderDolphin inDolphin outMoonshot V1 8k Vision Preview inMoonshot V1 8k Vision Preview out
Moonshot——$0.200/M$2.00/M
Nlp Cloud$0.500/M$0.500/M——

Frequently asked questions

Dolphin has a larger context window: 16K tokens vs 8K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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