Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is an AI model capable of processing both text and images, with a substantial context length of 262,144 tokens and the ability to reason through complex inputs. It supports tools for enhanced functionality and can generate structured output where needed. While this model excels in handling multi-modal data and reasoning tasks, its benchmark coverage remains unproven, making direct comparisons challenging. Given its pricing at $0.2 per million input tokens and $2.4 per million output tokens, Qwen is more suitable for applications requiring robust text and image processing capabilities, even though independent benchmarks are currently lacking.
- Model ID
- qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking
- 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
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.20/M input and $2.40/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 | $0.22 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $5.80 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | $0.20 | $2.40 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-22 | $0.13 | $1.56 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.13 | $1.56 | 131,072 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking cost?
- $0.20 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens.
- What is Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking's context window?
- 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.