Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Analysis Summary
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking sits in the Efficient tier on our leaderboard, ranked #158 of 557 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.130 input and $1.56 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a standard large context window and supports tool use, function calling, vision, and reasoning.
Editorial notes
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking offers vision and tool use at low cost with strong math scores, but its intelligence and agentic indices are limited and a regional accessibility penalty applies.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. Its Thinking variant enhances reasoning in STEM, math, and complex tasks. It excels..
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Performance Indices
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking
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| Provider | qwen |
| Release Date | October 6, 2025 |
| Context Length | 131,072 tokens |
| Max Completion | 32,768 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.13 | $0.000130 |
| Output | $1.56 | $0.001560 |
Live Performance
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