Which is cheaper for input tokens: Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct or Qwen: Qwen VL Plus?
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.01 per 1M tokens.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Qwen: Qwen VL Plus is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | Qwen: Qwen VL Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | qwen | qwen |
| Context Window | 131,072 | 131,072 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.1300 | $0.1365 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.5200 | $0.4095 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $47 | $41 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Structured Output | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | 76.4 | N/A |
| GPQA | 69.5 | N/A |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.1300
Current Output / 1M
$0.5200
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$0.1365
Current Output / 1M
$0.4095
Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
$47
per month
Qwen: Qwen VL Plus
$41
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
Qwen: Qwen VL Plus is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen: Qwen VL Plus pricing decisions.
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.01 per 1M tokens.
Qwen: Qwen VL Plus is cheaper on output token cost by $0.11 per 1M tokens.
$5.85 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.