Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Comparison between Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct across intelligence, price, speed, context window and more.
For details relating to our methodology, see our Methodology page.
Highlights
Model Comparison
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 11* | 10* | Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is more intelligent than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $0.91 | $0.26 | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct |
| Output Speed | 71 tokens/s | 114 tokens/s | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is faster than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct |
| Time to First Token | 2.72s | 2.19s | Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct responds faster than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct |
| Context Window | 256k tokens~384 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | 256k tokens~384 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | Both Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct have the same sized context window |
| Release Date | October 2025 | October 2025 | Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has a more recent release date than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct |
| Parameters | 33.4B | 30B, 3B active at inference time | Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has more parameters than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct |
| Reasoning | No | No | Neither Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct nor Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct have reasoning |
| Image Input Support | Yes | Yes | Both Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct have image input support |
| Open Source (Weights) | Both Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct are open source | ||
| License | |||
| License Supports Commercial Use Without Restrictions | Yes | Yes | Both Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct have license supports commercial use without restrictions |
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Scientific reasoning
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic knowledge work, Elo
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
AA-Briefcase
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Openness Index
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window
Context Window
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is more intelligent. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores 11 (estimated), compared with Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct at 10 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is faster. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct generates 113.8 tokens per second, compared with Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct at 71.4 tokens per second.
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.26 per 1M tokens, compared with Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct at $0.91 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct has lower latency. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct has a time to first token of 2.19s, compared with Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct at 2.72s.
Both models have a context window of 260k tokens.