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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct pricing

Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. Its Instruct variant optimizes instruction-following for general multimodal tasks. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct from Alibaba (Qwen) costs $0.150 per 1M input tokens and $0.600 per 1M output tokens. Context window 262,144 tokens.

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

$0.150
Input / 1M tokens
$0.600
Output / 1M tokens
—
Cached input / 1M
262K
Context window

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct specifications

API id
qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct
Model type
general-purpose
Context window
262K tokens
Max output
16K tokens
Currency
USD
Price source
Provider API
Last checked
2026-09-25

Tags

  • vision

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct 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
$0.150—$0.600$0.75—
$0.150—$0.600$0.75—
$0.150—$0.600$0.75—

What Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
WorkloadInput tokensOutput tokensEstimated cost
Short chat turn1,000500$0.0004
Document summary50,0002,000$0.0087
1M tokens in, 200K out1,000,000200,000$0.27

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

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct price history

RecordedInput /1MOutput /1M
2026-09-25$0.150$0.600
2026-09-20$0.130$0.520
2026-09-19$0.200$0.700
2026-09-16$0.130$0.520
2026-08-29$0.150$0.600
2026-08-14$0.130$0.520
2026-08-11$0.150$0.600

Common questions

How much does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct cost per 1M tokens?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.150 per 1M input tokens and $0.600 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct's context window?
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct accepts up to 262,144 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 16,384 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper Qwen model than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?
Yes. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is $0.100 per 1M input tokens versus $0.150 for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct, with a 32,768 token context window.
Where does this Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct 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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