Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructRankingin non-thinking mode?
Alternatives?
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5max×7-16%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×3.2-16%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3OpenQwen3.8 27Bxhigh×5.4+303%$1.01max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4
CheaperAgnes 2.5 Pro Beta×6-37%$0.10 / $0.30
CheaperMiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×5.6-26%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 186 GB+4Claude Haiku 5.5max×7-16%$0.21Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunamax×6.1-16%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta×6-37%$0.10 / $0.30MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen×5.6-26%$0.062Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 186 GB+4
Nemotron 3.5 Super VLOpen×4.9-26%$0.19Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 75 GBGPT-6 Lunalow×3.2-16%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow×3.1+89%$0.01GPT OSS 20BhighOpen+74%-85%$0.011Context: 256K → 131K+1
Mistral Small 4thinkingOpen+57%+11%$0.015Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 72 GBNemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BthinkingOpen+81%-56%$0.017Context: 256K → 131K+1Qwen3.8 27BxhighOpen×5.4+303%$1.01max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9BOpen×3.9——Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 45 GBQwen 3.5 27BthinkingOpen×3.8+247%$0.30 / $2.40
Gemma 4 31BthinkingOpen×3.8-33%$0.10 / $0.34IK2 Horizon MoVA 36B A4BthinkingOpen×3.7+637%$1 / $4Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 22 GB+1Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinking×6.8—$5.41Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpen×6.7—$2.16Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 1,468 GB+6Qwen3.7 Maxthinking×6.4—$1.15No image inputQwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen×6—$0.37Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 108 GB+6Qwen3.7 Plusthinking×5.7—$0.22Qwen3.6 Max Previewthinking×4.9—$1.30 / $7.80No image input+1Qwen3.5 397B A17BthinkingOpen×4.6—$0.47Memory (4-bit): 19 GB → 242 GBQwen3 Max Thinkingthinking×4.4—$1.20 / $6No image inputAll Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
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How much does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct cost?›
$0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: Featherless).
Is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.15 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct, and what is it best at?›
#238 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #152 of 239 in Coding, #198 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #195 of 245 in Writing & Language, #90 of 124 in Vision & Documents.
Is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct better than Kimi K2 0905?›
On Humanity's Last Exam, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct scores 6.3 vs 6.4 — about the same.
How can I use Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?›
Through the API of DeepInfra, Featherless, Novita, SiliconFlow.
What is the context window of Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?›
256K tokens, with up to 16K output tokens.
When was Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-10-03. It has been superseded by Qwen 3.5 35B A3B.
Is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct read images?›
It accepts text and images as input.
What is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?›
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Oct 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?›
Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Qwen3.8 27B (open weights).