UI-TARS 7B vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
UI-TARS 7B costs 5.0x less per output token than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.20
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.00
UI-TARS 7B or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick UI-TARS 7B for output tokens 5.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. UI-TARS 7B has results on Kagi LLM Benchmark; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking has a AA Intelligence Index result, 9.5.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking takes 262K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
UI-TARS 7B
UI-TARS 7B $0.0002, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $0.0008 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- UI-TARS 7B not benchmarked, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- UI-TARS 7B $0.20 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
- Context window
- UI-TARS 7B takes 128K tokens, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | UI-TARS 7B | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 9.5 | Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | UI-TARS 7B | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 20.7% | Not measured | Only UI-TARS 7B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
UI-TARS 7B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
UI-TARS 7B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
UI-TARS 7B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | ByteDance UI-TARS 7B | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | ByteDance | Qwen |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 22, 2025 | October 6, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.10 | $0.29 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.20 | $1.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is UI-TARS 7B better than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick UI-TARS 7B for output tokens 5.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, UI-TARS 7B or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
UI-TARS 7B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.29 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, UI-TARS 7B or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, with 262K tokens against 128K.
Has any benchmark tested both UI-TARS 7B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
No benchmark has tested both yet. UI-TARS 7B has results on Kagi LLM Benchmark; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.