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GPT-6 Astra Pro vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs 50.0x less per output token than GPT-6 Astra Pro ($1.00 vs $50.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

GPT-6 Astra ProOpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$50.00
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $50.00 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is 50.0x cheaper.

GPT-6 Astra Pro 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 GPT-6 Astra Pro for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-6 Astra Pro has results on WeirdML and Chess puzzles; 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.

At a glance

Coding index
GPT-6 Astra Pro 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
GPT-6 Astra Pro $50.00 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 50.0x apart.
Context window
GPT-6 Astra Pro takes 1.05M 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.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index1 board measured
Coding benchmarks for GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkGPT-6 Astra ProQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
WeirdML93.6%Not measuredOnly GPT-6 Astra Pro measured
Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkGPT-6 Astra ProQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured9.5Only 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
Reasoning benchmarks for GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkGPT-6 Astra ProQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
Chess puzzles76.0%Not measuredOnly GPT-6 Astra Pro 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

GPT-6 Astra Pro$0.035Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

GPT-6 Astra Pro$0.650Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.018Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

GPT-6 Astra Pro$2.50Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.068Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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.

Specifications of GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
SpecificationOpenAI GPT-6 Astra ProQwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
MakerOpenAIQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2026October 6, 2025
Context window1.05M262K
Input $/Mtok$10.00$0.29
Output $/Mtok$50.00$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is GPT-6 Astra Pro 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 GPT-6 Astra Pro for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra Pro or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

GPT-6 Astra Pro costs $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 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, GPT-6 Astra Pro or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

GPT-6 Astra Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

Has any benchmark tested both GPT-6 Astra Pro and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-6 Astra Pro has results on WeirdML and Chess puzzles; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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