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Qwen3 Coder Flash vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen3 Coder Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking cost about the same per output token ($0.975 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Qwen3 Coder Flash Replace Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen3 Coder FlashQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.975
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
vs $0.975 vs $1.00 per 1M output tokens. About the same price.

Qwen3 Coder 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 Coder Flash for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($0.975 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens).

Model AQwen3 Coder FlashQwenNot 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. Qwen3 Coder Flash has none yet; 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 Coder 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 Coder Flash $0.975 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 1.0x apart.
Context window
Qwen3 Coder 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.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Qwen3 Coder Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
BenchmarkQwen3 Coder 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

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 Coder Flash$0.0007Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder Flash costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.013Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.018Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Qwen3 Coder Flash$0.049Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.068Fits in one request

Qwen3 Coder 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 Coder Flash and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
SpecificationQwen3 Coder FlashQwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
MakerQwenQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2025October 6, 2025
Context window1M262K
Input $/Mtok$0.195$0.29
Output $/Mtok$0.975$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Qwen3 Coder 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 Coder Flash for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($0.975 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens).

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

Qwen3 Coder Flash costs $0.195 per million input tokens and $0.975 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 Coder Flash or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

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

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

No benchmark has tested both yet. Qwen3 Coder Flash has none yet; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.

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