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Qwen3.8 Flash vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen3.8 Flash costs 2.1x less per output token than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking ($0.47 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Qwen3.8 Flash Replace Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen3.8 FlashQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.47
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $0.47 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Qwen3.8 Flash is 2.1x cheaper.

Qwen3.8 Flash 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 Qwen3.8 Flash for output tokens 2.1x cheaper ($0.47 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens).

Model AQwen3.8 FlashQwenNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen3.8 Flash has results on LiveBench coding, LiveBench research and LiveBench browser; 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
Qwen3.8 Flash 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
Qwen3.8 Flash $0.47 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 2.1x apart.
Context window
Qwen3.8 Flash takes 1M 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 Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
LiveBench coding87.4%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.8 Flash 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 Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 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
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
LiveBench research74.6%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.8 Flash measured
LiveBench browser48.0%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.8 Flash measured
LiveBench long agentic37.1%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.8 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
LiveBench reasoning87.4%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.8 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Web design benchmarks for Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
LiveBench design72.8%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.8 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
General benchmarks for Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
LiveBench data analysis74.2%Not measuredOnly Qwen3.8 Flash measured
Neither model has a result on the other 47 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

Qwen3.8 Flash$0.0004Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen3.8 Flash costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Qwen3.8 Flash$0.0089Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.018Fits in one request

Qwen3.8 Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Qwen3.8 Flash$0.035Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.068Fits in one request

Qwen3.8 Flash 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 Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
SpecificationQwen3.8 FlashQwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
MakerQwenQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedAugust 26, 2026October 6, 2025
Context window1M262K
Input $/Mtok$0.15$0.29
Output $/Mtok$0.47$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it10
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Qwen3.8 Flash 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 Qwen3.8 Flash for output tokens 2.1x cheaper ($0.47 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 Flash or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.47 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, Qwen3.8 Flash or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3.8 Flash, with 1M tokens against 262K.

Has any benchmark tested both Qwen3.8 Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen3.8 Flash has results on LiveBench coding, LiveBench research and LiveBench browser; 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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