Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B
QWEN Developer Architecture Profile
Intelligence (ELO)1150Chatbot Arena Verified
Max Context40,960Tokens
API Cost / 1M$0.36Blended Prompt + Completion
Model Capabilities
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. Its unique ability to switch seamlessly between a thinking mode for complex reasoning and a non-thinking mode for efficient dialogue ensures versatile, high-quality performance.
Significantly outperforming prior models like QwQ and Qwen2.5, Qwen3 delivers superior mathematics, coding, commonsense reasoning, creative writing, and interactive dialogue capabilities. The Qwen3-30B-A3B variant includes 30.5 billion parameters (3.3 billion activated), 48 layers, 128 experts (8 activated per task), and supports up to 131K token contexts with YaRN, setting a new standard among open-source models.
Granular Pricing Matrix
Input Tokens (Prompt)$0.08 / 1M
Output Tokens (Completion)$0.28 / 1M
Pricing data via OpenRouter. Sync: 3/16/2026
Evaluate Competitors
VS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B vs ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-LiteVS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BVS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-FlashVS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free)VS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5VS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B vs StepFun: Step 3.5 Flash (free)