Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
$0.29 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens · 262K context · vision, tools, reasoning, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $188 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $33.60 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $128 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $3.03 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $306 |
Price history
We started tracking Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | visionaudiotoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp DeepSeek | $0.216 | $0.647 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $188 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Claude Haiku 5.5 (similar capabilities) | $58.56 | $130 (69%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking.
Specifications
| Model ID | qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking |
| Input | text, image |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-03-31 |
| Released | Oct 6, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking cost?
- $0.29 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
- 262K tokens, with up to 236K output tokens per response.
- Does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10 / $0.50), GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), GPT-6 Luna ($0.10 / $0.50).
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