Model Library
AlibabaReleased October 3, 2025Qwen3 VL 30B A3B
Alibaba · Released October 3, 2025
Intelligence score
13
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 13
- Speed
- 109.2tokens/sec
- Latency
- 2.32stime to first token
- Input price
- $0.20per 1M tokens
- Output price
- $2.40per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 260Ktokens
- Parameters
- 30billions
Summary
Comparison summary
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) scores 13 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9). Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates output at 109.2 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 VL 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 name | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B |
|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba |
| Release date | October 3, 2025 |
| Intelligence score | 13 |
| Speed | 109.2 tokens/sec |
| Latency (TTFT) | 2.32s |
| Input price | $0.20 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $2.40 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 260,000 tokens |
| Parameters | 30B |
| Reasoning | Yes |
| Input modalities | text, image |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | Yes |
| License | Apache 2 |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-reasoning |
Pricing
Token prices
Price per 1M tokens
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B, as listed in the catalog record
- Input$0.20
- Output$2.40
| Token type | Price per 1M |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.20 |
| Output | $2.40 |
Model Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-reasoning
FAQ · 20
Frequently asked questions
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) was released on October 3, 2025.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) was created by Alibaba.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) scores 13 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9).
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates output at 109.2 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 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 2.32s (based on Alibaba's API), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 2.09s).
Qwen3 VL 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 VL 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 VL 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 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) supports text and image input.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) supports text output.
Yes, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
Yes, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) has a context window of 260k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
Yes, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) has 30 billion parameters (3 billion active).
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 30 billion total parameters, but only 3 billion active parameters are used during inference.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) achieves a score of 13 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) is available via API through 3 providers.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) is available through 3 API providers.