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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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.

Replace Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Replace Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.20
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $0.20 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is 5.0x cheaper.

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for output tokens 5.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million).

Model AQwen2.5 7B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run); 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
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.20 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
Context window
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct takes 33K 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 index2 boards measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured9.5Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking measured
Epoch Capabilities Index118.5Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
BALROG7.8%Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)35.5%Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Math benchmarks for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
OTIS Mock AIME2.5%Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
MMLU72.9%Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
General benchmarks for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
DTBench47.7%Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
LMCA6.4%Not measuredOnly Qwen2.5 7B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 46 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

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0002Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.0056Exceeds the context window
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.018Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.022Exceeds the context window
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.068Fits in one request

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
SpecificationQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
MakerQwenQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedOctober 16, 2024October 6, 2025
Context window33K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.10$0.29
Output $/Mtok$0.20$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct for output tokens 5.0x cheaper ($0.20 vs $1.00 per million).

Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 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, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, with 262K tokens against 33K.

Has any benchmark tested both Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has results on Epoch Capabilities Index, BALROG and GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run); 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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