Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
The Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct model is a multilingual AI developed by qwen that can process both text and image inputs. It has a large context length of 262144 tokens and supports tools integration but lacks explicit reasoning capabilities. When evaluating this model for your use case, consider its pricing: $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.6 per million output tokens may be reasonable for some applications, especially if you're already investing in other tools or services from the same vendor. However, its blended benchmark score of 8.4 across one available benchmark suggests it's not a standout performer among models with similar capabilities; further evaluation against more benchmarks would provide a clearer picture.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 7.8 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 13.1 |
- Model ID
- qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct
- Vendor
- qwen
- Released
- October 2025
- Tokenizer
- Qwen3
- Input Modalities
- text, image
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 32,768 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.13/M input and $0.52/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.09 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $1.69 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $0.13 | $0.52 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-29 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-14 | $0.13 | $0.52 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-04 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-01 | $0.13 | $0.52 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-23 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.13 | $0.52 | 262,144 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct cost?
- $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.52 per million output tokens.
- What is Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct's context window?
- 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output.
- Can Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.