# Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is a model from Alibaba with open weights, first recorded on 16 Sep 2026; its release date is not established. The context window is 262,144 tokens. Pricing is $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct
- Sighting: 2026-09-16T04:11:34.258Z
  - [evidence link](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-09-30
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct/paths-info/9c4b90e1e4ba969fd3b5378b57d966d725f1b86c)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct/

## Questions

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

The context window is 262,144 tokens.

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

Pricing is $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.

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

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 16 Sep 2026.

## Evidence links

- [huggingface:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct/paths-info/9c4b90e1e4ba969fd3b5378b57d966d725f1b86c)
- [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct)

## Signals