Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct API Pricing
Alibaba · released 2025-10-03
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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct price
0.035¢ / 1K
0.060¢ / 1K
0.041¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0355¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.17¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0181 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0117 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $10.65 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.35) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.60).
Benchmarks
#338 of 547
#83 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B | 7.9 | $0.80 |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) | 7.9 | — |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) | 7.9 | — |
| Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | 7.9 | $0.412 |
| Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Non-reasoning) | 7.9 | — |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B | 7.8 | — |
| Falcon-H1R-7B | 7.8 | — |
More from Alibaba
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | 45.4 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 Max | 40.2 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 39.9 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 39.8 | $0.23 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | — |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | 27.0 | $1.125 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct See Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is developed by Alibaba, released 2025-10-03.
How much does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct cost per million tokens?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.35 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens ($0.412 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct API price?
The Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct API price is $0.35 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens ($0.412 per 1M blended).
How much does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0355¢ on Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct, at $0.35/1M input and $0.60/1M output.
Is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct free?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct's official API list price is $0.35 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Alibaba's site for those.
How does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct rank on benchmarks?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct scores 7.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #338 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.412/1M for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.