Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.1 vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Claude Opus 4.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is 92.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.1 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 75.0x more expensive than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 107.1x more expensive than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ($0.70/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.1 is more expensive than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.1

Input tokens$15.00

Output tokens$75.00

Best providerAnthropic

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Input tokens$0.20

Output tokens$0.70

Best providerNovita

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.1 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct's 131,072 tokens. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 32,768 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.1 is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.1

Input200,000 tokens

Output32,000 tokens

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Input131,072 tokens

Output32,768 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Opus 4.1

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Opus 4.1

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.1 was released on 2025-08-05, while Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is 2 months newer than Claude Opus 4.1.

Claude Opus 4.1

Aug 5, 2025

9 months ago

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

7 months ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.1 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is available from Novita, DeepInfra.

Claude Opus 4.1

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Novita

Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.70/1M

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.29/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.99/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude Opus 4.1

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Higher AIME 2025 score (78.0% vs 69.3%)

Higher GPQA score (80.9% vs 70.4%)

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.1 vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.1 or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.1 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Opus 4.1 compare to Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.1 scores MMMLU: 89.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 82.4%, GPQA: 80.9%, AIME 2025: 78.0%, MMMU (validation): 77.1%. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 95.0%, ScreenSpot: 94.7%, OCRBench: 90.3%, MMLU-Redux: 88.4%, MMBench-V1.1: 87.0%.

Is Claude Opus 4.1 cheaper than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is 75.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.20/M input and $0.70/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.1 supports 200K tokens and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 131K), input pricing ($15.00 vs $0.20/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.1 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.