Sunk Cost sunkcost.ai Data checked 2026-09-03

Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B

Neither has a clear lead on the index.

Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B
Intelligence index1010
ClassBelow every hosted tierBelow every hosted tier
Weights19 GB19 GB
QuantisationQ4_K_MQ4_K_M
Parameters30.5B (3.3B active)30.5B (3.3B active)
Max context256k256k
API price per 1M$0.048 in / $0.193 out$0.07 in / $0.27 out
LicenceApache 2.0Apache 2.0
Cheapest machine that runs itStrix Halo Framework Desktop, 32GB $1,269Strix Halo Framework Desktop, 32GB $1,269
Summarising good usable
Translation good usable
Everyday coding good good
Reasoning & maths usable usable
Agentic work usable usable

Ratings are coarse on purpose. Speeds and pay-back depend on the machine — open either model's page for the full list, or see both against the frontier. Context is 32k throughout.