Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run Qwen3 30B A3B (Qwen, 30.5B) and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (Qwen, 30.5B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct — cost comparison

Which should you pick?

• Easiest to run locally: Either — both need a similar amount of VRAM.
• Cheapest via your own API key: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ($0.17/1M blended).
• Cheapest to rent by the hour: Either.
• Longest context: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (262.1K tokens).

VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.

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