Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct: the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (Qwen, 30.5B) and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct (Qwen, 480.2B), 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 Coder 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct — cost comparison

Which should you pick?

• Easiest to run locally: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (needs ~22 GB VRAM at its default quant).
• Cheapest via your own API key: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ($0.17/1M blended).
• Cheapest to rent by the hour: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (from $0.12/hr on one rented box).
• Longest context: Either — same context window.

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