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Qwen3 30B A3B pricing

Qwen3, the latest generation in the Qwen large language model series, features both dense and mixture-of-experts (MoE) architectures to excel in reasoning, multilingual support, and advanced agent tasks. Qwen3 30B A3B from Alibaba (Qwen) costs $0.120 per 1M input tokens and $0.500 per 1M output tokens. Context window 131,072 tokens.

API id qwen3-30b-a3b · Alibaba (Qwen) · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.120
Input / 1M tokens
$0.500
Output / 1M tokens
—
Cached input / 1M
131K
Context window

Qwen3 30B A3B specifications

API id
qwen3-30b-a3b
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
131K tokens
Max output
16K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

Qwen3 30B A3B across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

ProviderInput /1MCached /1MOutput /1M1M in + 1M outvs vendor
Alibaba (Qwen)VendorCheapestviewing
$0.120—$0.500$0.62—
$0.120—$0.500$0.62—
$0.120—$0.500$0.62—

What Qwen3 30B A3B costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0004
Document summary50,0002,000$0.0070
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.22

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Qwen3 30B A3B price history

RecordedInput /1MOutput /1M
2026-08-23$0.120$0.500
2026-08-16$0.130$0.520
2026-08-11$0.120$0.500

Common questions

How much does Qwen3 30B A3B cost per 1M tokens?
Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.120 per 1M input tokens and $0.500 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is Qwen3 30B A3B's context window?
Qwen3 30B A3B accepts up to 131,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 16,384 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper Qwen model than Qwen3 30B A3B?
Yes. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is $0.100 per 1M input tokens versus $0.120 for Qwen3 30B A3B, with a 32,768 token context window.
Where does this Qwen3 30B A3B price come from?
From the OpenRouter catalogue, because Alibaba (Qwen) does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from Alibaba (Qwen)'s own — verify before committing spend.

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