# Qwen3 30B A3B MLX-8bit

Qwen3 30B A3B MLX-8bit is a model from Alibaba with open weights, first recorded on 30 Sep 2026; its release date is not established.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-MLX-8bit
- Sighting: 2026-09-30T16:05:07.679Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-MLX-8bit)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-06-11
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-MLX-8bit/paths-info/ef6823f1ecb032a5661f97806d920d270803a1b9)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-30b-a3b-mlx-8bit/

## Questions

### Are the weights of Qwen3 30B A3B MLX-8bit publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 30B A3B MLX-8bit released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 30 Sep 2026.

## Evidence links

- [huggingface:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-MLX-8bit)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B-MLX-8bit/paths-info/ef6823f1ecb032a5661f97806d920d270803a1b9)

## Signals