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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking APIOPEN WEIGHTS131K context

by Qwen · text+image->text · released 2025-10-06

Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos.

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Input / 1M
$0.13
Output / 1M
$1.56
Context
131K
Providers
2
HF downloads · 30d
16.8K
Cheaper than
50% of catalog

Pricing & specs mirror our live pricing as of July 2026 (pay-as-you-go).

What is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. Its Thinking variant enhances reasoning in STEM, math, and complex tasks. It excels...

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on the release timeline

$0.15$0.76$3.90Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking · $1.562025-102026-032026-06
Each point is a qwen release, placed at its launch date with its current output price (log scale, $/1M). Bubble size ∝ context window; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is highlighted. Source: provider catalog, verified July 2026.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking pricing

Pay-as-you-go on DataLLM Lab — these are our live list prices (identical to the pricing page):

ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MCache readCache writeContext
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.13$1.56131K

On output price, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is cheaper than 50% of the 309 models in the catalog. It is served by 2 providers; the best combined rate at our last snapshot was ≈ $0.29 / $1.00 per 1M via SiliconFlow, with upstream quantizations fp8.

What Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs per month

WorkloadTokens in / out (monthly)Est. cost
Support chatbot40M / 12M$23.92
RAG / knowledge base200M / 20M$57.20
Coding agent80M / 25M$49.40
Batch extraction150M / 8M$31.98
Content generation20M / 40M$65.00

Estimate your own monthly cost

= input × $0.13 + output × $1.56 per 1M · pay-as-you-go, computed in your browser.

Cost = input price × input volume + output price × output volume. The same five workloads run on every model page, so any two compare directly.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking vs alternatives

Pick Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking when you want open weights you can also self-host. If price is the only priority, it is already the cheapest here.
ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextOur test
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.13$1.56131K
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507$0.13$1.56131K
Qwen3.5-27B$0.20$1.56262K
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15$0.26$1.561M
Aion-2.0$0.80$1.60131K
Aion-RP 1.0 (8B)$0.80$1.6033K

Specs

Model IDqwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking
Modalitytext+image->text (input: text, image)
Context window131,072 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens
Tool / function calling✅ Yes
Structured output (JSON)✅ Yes
Released2025-10-06
Knowledge cutoff2025-03-31
Open weightsQwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking · 16.8K downloads / 199 likes (30d)

How to call Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.datallmlab.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_DATALLM_LAB_KEY")
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
    # supports tools=[...] and tool_choice
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
curl https://api.datallmlab.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.datallmlab.com/v1", apiKey: process.env.DATALLM_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);

The same key routes Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking and 300+ other models — switch models by changing one string. How OpenAI-compatible APIs work.

Prompting tips for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Tips are derived from Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking's actual capabilities — context window, tool & JSON support, modality and price tier — not generic advice.

Open-source tools for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

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Listed by GitHub stars; inclusion is by ecosystem relevance (inference engines, agent frameworks and SDKs), not affiliation. Stars change — see each repo for current numbers.

Migrating to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

Coming from OpenAI or another gateway? On an OpenAI-compatible setup the only changes are base_url → https://api.datallmlab.com/v1 and model → qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking. Messages, streaming, tool calls and the rest of your code stay the same. Routing & failover guide.

Self-host or use the API?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking ships open weights (Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking, ~16.8K downloads and 199 likes in the last 30 days), with community quantizations (fp8) for smaller GPUs, so you can run it yourself. Most teams still use the API: no GPU to provision or keep warm, no inference ops, and instant access across 2 providers with automatic failover. Self-host when data residency or fixed per-token economics matter most.

Rate limits & reliability

Rate limits here are the DataLLM Lab gateway's, not the upstream vendor's. On 429 (rate limited) or 503 (provider busy), retry with exponential backoff; because Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is served by 2 providers, requests can fail over to a healthy one automatically. See the error-code guide and failover setup.

Related reading

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Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. It accepts text, image input with a 131K-token context window and was released on 2025-10-06. On DataLLM Lab it is callable through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

How much does Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking cost?

On DataLLM Lab it is $0.13 per 1M input tokens and $1.56 per 1M output tokens — cheaper than about 50% of the 309-model catalog on output price. Pay-as-you-go, no subscription.

What is the context window of Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

131K tokens, with up to 33K max output tokens.

Is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking open source?

Yes — open weights are published on Hugging Face (Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking), with about 16.8K downloads and 199 likes in the last 30 days. You can self-host it or call it via DataLLM Lab.

How do I call the Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking API?

Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.datallmlab.com/v1 and set model to "qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking". One DataLLM Lab key routes this model and 300+ others; no code changes beyond the base URL and model string.

What are good alternatives to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Close options by price and capability include Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507, Qwen3.5-27B, Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 — all callable with the same DataLLM Lab key.