Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime
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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 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
- 41 K tokens
- Max output
- 16 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.120
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.500
- Cache read, $ per 1M
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- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- 04/28/2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-04
- API id
- qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b
Qwen3.8 Max Prime is a higher-throughput variant of Qwen3.8 Max from Alibaba's Qwen team, served as a separate SKU at a higher price point.
- Reasoning estimated
- ▲
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲131 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $4.00
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $12.00
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.500
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲09/23/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- —
- API id
- qwen/qwen3.8-max-prime
Which is the better API choice: Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
- Qwen3 30B A3B: cheapest input (97% less than Qwen3.8 Max Prime)
- Qwen3 30B A3B: cheapest output
- Qwen3.8 Max Prime: largest context (1 M)
- Qwen3.8 Max Prime: the newest (09/23/2026)
- Qwen3.8 Max Prime: most reasoning (estimated)
Qwen3 30B A3B costs 97% less on input and 96% less on output than Qwen3.8 Max Prime ($0.120 / $0.500 versus $4.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts images; Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 $104.20 a month versus Qwen3.8 Max Prime (96% 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.
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Which is the better API choice: Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3 30B A3B costs 97% less on input and 96% less on output than Qwen3.8 Max Prime ($0.120 / $0.500 versus $4.00 / $12.00 per million tokens). Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts images; Qwen3.8 Max Prime has a reasoning mode.
Which is cheaper: Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3 30B A3B is cheaper: $0.120 per million input tokens and $0.500 per million output tokens, versus $4.00 / $12.00 for Qwen3.8 Max Prime.
Which has more context: Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3.8 Max Prime accepts 1 M tokens of context; Qwen3 30B A3B accepts 41 K.
Which is newer: Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3.8 Max Prime was released on 09/23/2026; Qwen3 30B A3B on 04/28/2025.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: Qwen3 30B A3B: $3.80; Qwen3.8 Max Prime: $108.00 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.