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Moonshot V1 8k vs Text Bison 001
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.
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.
Same context window size for both models.
Moonshot V1 8k and Text Bison 001 have identical context windows (8K tokens). Text Bison 001 is 37% cheaper on input.
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
RAG / high-volume retrieval
Use Text Bison 001. Input tokens are 37% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.
Long output (reports, code files)
Use Moonshot V1 8k. Its 8K 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.
| Spec | Moonshot V1 8k | Text Bison 001 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 8,192 tokens (8K) | 8,192 tokens (8K) |
| Max output tokens | 8,192 tokens (8K) | 1,024 tokens (1K) |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Balanced |
| Vision | No | No |
| Function calling | Yes | No |
| Extended thinking | No | No |
| Prompt caching | No | No |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | N/A | N/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.
| Provider | Moonshot V1 8k in | Moonshot V1 8k out | Text Bison 001 in | Text Bison 001 out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | $0.125/M | $0.125/M | |
| Moonshot | $0.200/M | $2.00/M | — | — |
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