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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is attributed to Alibaba in the catalog. It accepts text and image input and produces text output. Reported capabilities include reasoning, tool calling, and structured output.

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Modalities

Hosted provider token rates

$0.1046 / $0.4185

USD per 1M input / output tokens · SiliconFlow (China)

Context

262K

Released

2025-10-06

Knowledge cutoff

Mar 31, 2025

No recent lab-operated provider rate is available. Showing the third-party host with the lowest input rate + ¼ output rate. This is one offering, not an average; other providers, modalities, tiers, and fees may differ.

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6 observed offerings · token prices in USD per million where available

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OpenRouter

qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking

current

Input

$0.29

Output

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

236K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Qiniu

qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking

deprecated

Input

$0.1087

Output

$1.087

Cache

—

Context

128K

Max output

32K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Not a current offering

Novita AI

qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking

current

Input

$0.20

Output

Cache

—

Context

131K

Max output

33K

Reasoning: No
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Unknown

Historical price

SiliconFlow (China)

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking

current

Input

$0.1046

Output

$0.4185

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

262K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

SiliconFlow

Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking

current

Input

$0.29

Output

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

262K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Kilo Gateway

qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking

current

Input

$0.29

Output

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

236K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Limits and capabilities reflect each provider’s listed offering. Unknown means support was not reported.

Provider / API ID	Status	Context	Max output	Input	Output	Cache read	Reasoning	Tools	Structured	Temperature
OpenRouter qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking	currentRecent price	262K	236K	$0.29	$1	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Qiniu qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking	deprecatedNot a current offering	128K	32K	$0.1087	$1.087	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Novita AI qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking	currentHistorical price	131K	33K	$0.20	$1	—	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown
SiliconFlow (China) Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking	currentRecent price	262K	262K	$0.1046	$0.4185	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SiliconFlow Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking	currentRecent price	262K	262K	$0.29	$1	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kilo Gateway qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking	currentRecent price	262K	236K	$0.29	$1	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Capabilities and limits

Input: text, image
Output: text
Max output: 236K
Weights: Open (source-reported)
Release: 2025-10-06
Knowledge cutoff: Mar 31, 2025
Family: qwen

Reasoning · Tool calling · Structured output · Vision

Provider-specific limits and support can differ.

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Model and price history

Latest recorded change: source refresh · 2026-10-22

Model changes (9)

source refresh · 2026-10-22

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  "before": {
    "status": "current",
    "supports_reasoning": false,
    "supports_structured_output": false
  },
  "after": {
    "status": "deprecated",
    "supports_reasoning": true,
    "supports_structured_output": true
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-22

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  "before": {
    "input": "0.29000000",
    "output": "1.00000000",
    "provider": "SiliconFlow (China)"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.10461323,
    "output": 0.41845294,
    "provider": "SiliconFlow (China)"
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-22

{
  "before": {
    "open_weights": false,
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image"
    ]
  },
  "after": {
    "open_weights": true,
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ]
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "open_weights": true,
    "canonical_name": "qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking",
    "context_tokens": 131072,
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ],
    "last_updated_date": "2025-10-11",
    "max_output_tokens": 32768,
    "supports_reasoning": false
  },
  "after": {
    "open_weights": false,
    "canonical_name": "Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking",
    "context_tokens": 262000,
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image"
    ],
    "last_updated_date": "2025-11-25",
    "max_output_tokens": 262000,
    "supports_reasoning": true
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-10

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  "before": {
    "context_tokens": 131072,
    "max_output_tokens": 32768
  },
  "after": {
    "context_tokens": 262144,
    "max_output_tokens": 235929
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.20000000",
    "output": "2.40000000",
    "provider": "Kilo Gateway"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.29,
    "output": 1,
    "provider": "Kilo Gateway"
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.20000000",
    "output": "2.40000000",
    "provider": "OpenRouter"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.29,
    "output": 1,
    "provider": "OpenRouter"
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-10

{
  "before": {
    "max_output_tokens": 32768
  },
  "after": {
    "max_output_tokens": 235929
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-09-17

{
  "before": {
    "open_weights": null
  },
  "after": {
    "open_weights": false
  }
}

Price history (187 observations)

Date	Provider	Input / output
2026-11-02	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-11-02	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-11-02	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-11-02	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-11-02	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-11-01	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-11-01	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-11-01	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-11-01	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-11-01	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-31	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-31	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-31	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-31	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-31	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-30	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-30	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-30	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-30	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-30	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-29	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-29	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-29	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-29	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-29	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-28	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-28	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-28	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-28	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-28	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-27	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-26	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-26	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-26	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-26	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-26	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-25	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-25	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-25	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-25	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-25	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-24	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-22	Qiniu	$0.1087 / $1.087
2026-10-22	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-22	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.1046 / $0.4185
2026-10-22	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-22	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-21	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-21	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-21	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-21	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-20	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-20	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-20	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-20	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-19	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-19	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-19	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-19	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-18	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-18	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-18	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-18	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-17	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-17	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-17	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-17	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-12	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-11	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-11	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-11	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-11	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-10	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-10	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-10	Kilo Gateway	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-10	OpenRouter	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-09	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-10-09	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-10-09	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-09	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-09	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-10-08	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-08	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-10-08	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-08	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-10-07	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-07	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-10-07	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-10-07	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-22	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-09-22	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-22	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-22	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-22	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-21	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-09-21	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-21	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-21	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-21	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-20	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-20	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-20	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-09-20	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-20	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-19	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-19	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-19	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-09-19	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-19	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-18	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-18	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-09-18	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-18	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-18	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-17	NovitaAI	$0.20 / $1
2026-09-17	SiliconFlow	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-17	SiliconFlow (China)	$0.29 / $1
2026-09-17	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $2.40
2026-09-17	OpenRouter	$0.20 / $2.40