# Qwen3 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B is a model from Alibaba with open weights, first recorded on 8 Sep 2026; its release date is not established. The context window is 40,960 tokens. Pricing is $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b
- Sighting: 2026-09-08T02:51:30.567Z
  - [evidence link](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-04-28
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B/paths-info/ad44e777bcd18fa416d9da3bd8f70d33ebb85d39)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-30b-a3b/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Qwen3 30B A3B?

The context window is 40,960 tokens.

### How much does Qwen3 30B A3B cost?

Pricing is $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens.

### Are the weights of Qwen3 30B A3B publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 30B A3B released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 8 Sep 2026.

## Evidence links

- [Artificial Analysis · benchmarks](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models)
- [huggingface-router](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B/paths-info/ad44e777bcd18fa416d9da3bd8f70d33ebb85d39)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Qwen3-30B-A3B)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-30b-a3b)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-30b-a3b-fp8)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/alibaba/qwen3-30b-a3b)
- [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b)

## Signals

- [Qwen3 30B A3B spotted on OpenRouter](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/08/qwen3-30b-a3b-reasoning/)