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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.

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.20
per 1M tokens
Output Price
$2.40
per 1M tokens
Context Window
262,144
tokens
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 →

JobTokensCost
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.

DateInput /MOutput /MContext
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.