Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3.8 Flash
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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models
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.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 131 K tokens
- Max output
- 8 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.130
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.520
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- —
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 06/01/2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-06
- API id
- qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b
Qwen3.8 Flash is a multimodal reasoning model from Alibaba.
- Reasoning estimated
- ▲
- Speed estimated
- ▲
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲131 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.150
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.470
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.016
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲08/26/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- qwen/qwen3.8-flash
Which is the better API choice: Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3.8 Flash?
- Qwen3 30B A3B: cheapest input (13% less than Qwen3.8 Flash)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: cheapest output
- Qwen3.8 Flash: largest context (1 M)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: the newest (08/26/2026)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: most reasoning (estimated)
- Qwen3.8 Flash: the fastest (estimated)
Pricing is split: Qwen3 30B A3B wins on input and Qwen3.8 Flash wins on output. Qwen3.8 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Flash accepts images; Qwen3.8 Flash has a reasoning mode.
What would your product cost?
Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.
With Qwen3 30B A3B you save $0.10 a month versus Qwen3.8 Flash (2% less).
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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model
Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
- 1Qwen3 30B A3B Qwen$0.010
- 2Qwen3.8 Flash Qwen$0.011
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- 6Claude Opus 5 Anthropic$0.380
- 7Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760
- 8Claude Fable 5 Anthropic$0.760
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the better API choice: Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3.8 Flash?
Pricing is split: Qwen3 30B A3B wins on input and Qwen3.8 Flash wins on output. Qwen3.8 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Flash accepts images; Qwen3.8 Flash has a reasoning mode.
Which is cheaper: Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Flash?
Qwen3 30B A3B is cheaper: $0.130 per million input tokens and $0.520 per million output tokens, versus $0.150 / $0.470 for Qwen3.8 Flash.
Which has more context: Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Flash?
Qwen3.8 Flash accepts 1 M tokens of context; Qwen3 30B A3B accepts 131 K.
Which is newer: Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Flash?
Qwen3.8 Flash was released on 08/26/2026; Qwen3 30B A3B on 06/01/2025.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Flash?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Qwen3 30B A3B: $4.03; Qwen3.8 Flash: $4.13 a month, at list price.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.