SIDE BY SIDE
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder Flash
Both are Qwen models. Qwen3 Coder Flash was added to OpenRouter on 2025-09-17, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct on 2025-07-31.
| Field | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen | Qwen |
| Family | Qwen | Qwen |
| Province | The Cedar Forest | The Cedar Forest |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Maximum output | 236K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.070 | $0.200 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.280 | $0.980 |
| Accepts | text | text |
| Produces | text | text |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Added to OpenRouter | 2025-07-31 | 2025-09-17 |
| Model ID | qwen/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct | qwen/qwen3-coder-flash |
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Flash?
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs less for both input ($0.070 vs $0.200) and output ($0.280 vs $0.980) per million tokens. On input, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is 65% cheaper.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Flash: 1M tokens against 262K for Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (3.8× as long).
What can one do that the other cannot?
Nothing among reasoning, tool use and image input: both support tool use.
Answers are computed from the 2026-10-24 catalog snapshot.
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