AI model comparison
Qwen3 Coder Next vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Qwen
Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3-Coder-Next is an open-weight causal language model optimized for coding agents and local development workflows.
- Input / 1M
- $0.12
- Output / 1M
- $0.80
- Context
- 262K
Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct is a 30.5B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model with 128 experts (8 active per forward pass), designed for advanced code generation, repository-scale understanding, and agentic tool use.
- Input / 1M
- $0.07
- Output / 1M
- $0.28
- Context
- 262K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
2.3x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
9.6 vs 9.2 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Tie
262K vs 262K tokens
Newer release
Qwen3 Coder Next
Released February 4, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Qwen3 Coder Next9.2Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct9.6Coding index
Qwen3 Coder Next36.2Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructNot availableAgentic index
Qwen3 Coder Next0.9Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructNot availablePricing
Qwen3 Coder Next vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Qwen3 Coder Next | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.12 | $0.07 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.80 | $0.28 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.07 | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Qwen3 Coder Next$0.64Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct$0.28Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Qwen3 Coder Next$6.80$5.30 cachedQwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct$3.22Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Qwen3 Coder Next$19.60$12.10 cachedQwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct$11.06Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Qwen3 Coder Next | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 236K tokens | 236K tokens |
| Input types | Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | February 4, 2026 | July 31, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Qwen3 Coder Next | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Not supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Not supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is 2.3x cheaper for a typical chat. Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (9.6 vs 9.2). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3 Coder Next or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct cheaper?
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.07 per 1M input tokens and $0.28 per 1M output tokens, while Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.12 per 1M input tokens and $0.80 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Qwen3 Coder Next or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
Qwen3 Coder Next supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 262K for Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct.
Is Qwen3 Coder Next smarter than Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Qwen3 Coder Next scores 9.2 and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct scores 9.6, putting Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Qwen3 Coder Next and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Qwen3 Coder Next and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Qwen3 Coder Next and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.