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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Compare Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking from Qwen and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
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Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
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Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Overview

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Author
Qwen
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Author
Qwen
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Context length
262Ktokens
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Context length
262Ktokens
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Reasoning
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Reasoning
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Input modalities
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input modalities
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Output modalities
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Output modalities

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct: side-by-side summary

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.29/M tokens input, $1/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct, from Qwen, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.25/M tokens input, $0.75/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: 262,144 tokens
  • Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct: 262,144 tokens
Price
  • Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: $0.29/M tokens input, $1/M tokens output
  • Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct: $0.25/M tokens input, $0.75/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: Qwen
  • Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct: Qwen
  • Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking model details, providers and pricing
  • Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct model details, providers and pricing

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct at a glance

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct comparison
AttributeQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Input price$0.29/M tokens$0.25/M tokens
Output price$1/M tokens$0.75/M tokens
Context window262,144 tokens262,144 tokens
Intelligence Index9.57.3
Coding IndexNot availableNot available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)0.96 s0.77 s
Throughput (p50)53.0 tok/s37.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking cheaper than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is cheaper than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on OpenRouter: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct costs $0.25/M tokens input and $0.75/M tokens output, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.29/M tokens input and $1/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking or Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking and Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct have the same context window of 262,144 tokens.

Which is faster, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking or Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 53.0 tokens per second compared with 37.0 tokens per second for Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.