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AlibabaReleased April 28, 2025

Qwen3 30B

Alibaba · Released April 28, 2025

Intelligence score

9

At a glance

Intelligence
9
Speed
102.8tokens/sec
Latency
2.30stime to first token
Input price
$0.20per 1M tokens
Output price
$2.40per 1M tokens
Context window
33Ktokens
Parameters
30.5billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) scores 9 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9). Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates output at 102.8 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 101.0 t/s). Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.18) and $2.40 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.40), based on Alibaba's API.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameQwen3 30B
ProviderAlibaba
Release dateApril 28, 2025
Intelligence score9
Speed102.8 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)2.30s
Input price$0.20 / 1M tokens
Output price$2.40 / 1M tokens
Context window33,000 tokens
Parameters30.5B
ReasoningYes
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseApache 2
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-reasoning

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Qwen3 30B, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.20 and output $2.40 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.20
  2. Output$2.40

Model Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-reasoning

FAQ · 20

Frequently asked questions

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) was released on April 28, 2025.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) was created by Alibaba.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) scores 9 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9).

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates output at 102.8 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 101.0 t/s).

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 2.30s (based on Alibaba's API), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 2.09s).

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.18) and $2.40 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.40), based on Alibaba's API.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) costs $0.20 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens (based on Alibaba's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.42 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

Yes, Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) supports text input.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) supports text output.

No, Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is not multimodal. It only supports text input.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) has a context window of 33k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) has 30.5 billion parameters (3.3 billion active).

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 30.5 billion total parameters, but only 3.3 billion active parameters are used during inference.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) achieves a score of 9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is available via API through 4 providers.

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is available through 4 API providers.