Model Comparison

Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Comparing Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

449.5B diff

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 449.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 1473.8% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
30.5Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
480.0Bparameters
30.5B
Qwen3 30B A3B
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Qwen3 30B A3B is 3 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

1.0 years ago

2mo newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.3 years ago

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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 30B A3B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Qwen3 30B A3B or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Qwen3 30B A3B compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct in benchmarks?

Qwen3 30B A3B scores Arena Hard: 91.0%, AIME 2024: 80.4%, LiveBench: 74.3%, Multi-IF: 72.2%, AIME 2025: 70.9%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3 30B A3B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Qwen3 30B A3B supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.