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Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Has reasoning mode

Qwen3.5 397B A17B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Context Window
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Speed
Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.08$0.39 Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.30$0.90 Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.08$0.45 Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 is 74% cheaper overall.

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 Providers

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Qwen3.5 397B A17B Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 Wins
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Qwen3.5 397B A17B Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkQwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-40.1-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-37.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-86.1-
Qwen3.5 397B A17B significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
32,768
tokens
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
262,144
tokens
Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a 88% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricQwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner
Tokens/secondN/A55.5 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A1.41s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Qwen3.5 397B A17B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorQwenQwen
ReleasedAug 2025Feb 2026

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Qwen3.5 397B A17B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 has cheaper input pricing at $0.08/M tokens. Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 has cheaper output pricing at $0.30/M tokens.
Qwen3.5 397B A17B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 37.4, compared to Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507's score of N/A.
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 has a 32,768 token context window, while Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a 262,144 token context window.
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 does not support vision. Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports vision.