Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Qwen3 30B A3B vs. Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
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Overview
Qwen3 30B A3B was released 2 months before Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B.
 Qwen3 30B A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Qwen | Qwen |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 131.1K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 16.4K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | April 28, 2025 1 year ago April 28th, 2025 | July 23, 2025 1 year ago July 23rd, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | March 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 |
Capabilities & Features
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Qwen3 30B A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Enabled by default | Not reported |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Qwen3 | Qwen3 |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Available on HuggingFace → |
Pricing
Qwen3 30B A3B is roughly 0.4x less expensive compared to Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for input tokens and roughly 0.5x less expensive for output tokens.
| Qwen3 30B A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.12 per million tokens | $0.30 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.50 per million tokens | $1.00 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $0.10 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| Qwen3 30B A3B | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | |
|---|---|---|
Best Design Arena Score Highest human-preference Elo score across design arenas | 997 Elo (#97 in Data Viz (39.0% win rate)) | 1,183 Elo (#63 in Website (61.7% win rate)) |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B unique.
Qwen3 30B A3B by Qwen can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.12/M input and $0.50/M output tokens. Released April 28th, 2025.Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B by Qwen can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 262.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.30/M input and $1.00/M output tokens. Released July 23rd, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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