Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct API pricing
As of October 21, 2026, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens through OpenRouter.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct benchmarks and specs · Every Qwen model's price
- Input, per million tokens$0.15
- Output, per million tokens$0.60
- Cached input, per millionNo cache price listed
- Context window262K tokens
- Max output16K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0004 | $0.450 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.0093 | $9.30 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.036 | $36.00 | Yes |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | Not computable | Not computable |
Price history
We read this price every day and have since October 15, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.
- October 15, 2026 First recorded: $0.15 input, $0.60 output
Cheaper models as good as Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Models within two points of Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct or above it on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, with a lower output price. Cheapest first.
- Ling 3.0 Flash$0.063 Overall 20.1 against 7.9 · 90% cheaper output
- Llama 3.1 8B Instruct$0.08 Overall 6.9 against 7.9 · 87% cheaper output
- Mistral Small 3$0.08 Overall 6.7 against 7.9 · 87% cheaper output
- gpt-oss-20b$0.09 Overall 10.0 against 7.9 · 85% cheaper output
- Qwen3.5-9B$0.13 Overall 13.3 against 7.9 · 78% cheaper output
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct pricing questions
- How much does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct cost per million tokens?
- $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.
- Does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct support prompt caching?
- OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.
- Is there a cheaper model as good as Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?
- Ling 3.0 Flash scores 20.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, within two points of Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct or above it, and costs $0.063 per million output tokens.
- Has the price of Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct changed?
- Not since we started recording it daily on October 15, 2026.