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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.

Quality Score
99/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.13
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Output Price
$0.52
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-23
Context Window
262,144
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 7.8 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
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 →

JobTokensCost
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.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
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.

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