Model Comparison

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

45 benchmarks

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct outperforms in 10 benchmarks (AIME 2025, BLINK, CC-OCR, CharadesSTA, GPQA, IFEval, OCRBench, ODinW, PolyMATH, ScreenSpot Pro), while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is better at 35 benchmarks (AI2D, Arena-Hard v2, BFCL-v3, CharXiv-D, CharXiv-R, Creative Writing v3, DocVQAtest, ERQA, Hallusion Bench, Include, InfoVQAtest, LiveBench 20241125, LiveCodeBench v6, LVBench, MathVision, MathVista-Mini, MLVU-M, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, MMLU-Redux, MM-MT-Bench, MMMU-Pro, MMMU (val), MMStar, MuirBench, Multi-IF, MVBench, OCRBench-V2 (en), OCRBench-V2 (zh), OSWorld, RealWorldQA, ScreenSpot, SuperGPQA, WritingBench).

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2.0B diff

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has 2.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct, making it 6.5% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
31.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
33.0Bparameters
31.0B
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
33.0B
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Input131,072 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

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 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Both models were released on 2025-09-22.

They likely represent similar generations of model development.

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

8 months ago

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

8 months 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

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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

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Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (69.3% vs 66.2%)
Higher BLINK score (67.7% vs 67.3%)
Higher CC-OCR score (80.7% vs 80.3%)
Higher CharadesSTA score (63.5% vs 61.2%)
Higher GPQA score (70.4% vs 68.9%)
Higher IFEval score (85.8% vs 84.7%)
Higher OCRBench score (90.3% vs 89.5%)
Higher ODinW score (47.5% vs 46.6%)
Higher PolyMATH score (44.3% vs 40.5%)
Higher ScreenSpot Pro score (60.5% vs 57.9%)
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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Higher AI2D score (89.5% vs 85.0%)
Higher Arena-Hard v2 score (64.7% vs 58.5%)
Higher BFCL-v3 score (70.2% vs 66.3%)
Higher CharXiv-D score (90.5% vs 85.5%)
Higher CharXiv-R score (62.8% vs 48.9%)
Higher Creative Writing v3 score (85.6% vs 84.6%)
Higher DocVQAtest score (96.9% vs 95.0%)
Higher ERQA score (48.8% vs 43.0%)
Higher Hallusion Bench score (63.8% vs 61.5%)
Higher Include score (74.0% vs 71.6%)
Higher InfoVQAtest score (87.0% vs 82.0%)
Higher LiveBench 20241125 score (72.2% vs 65.4%)
Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (43.8% vs 42.6%)
Higher LVBench score (63.8% vs 62.5%)
Higher MathVision score (63.4% vs 60.2%)
Higher MathVista-Mini score (83.8% vs 80.1%)
Higher MLVU-M score (82.1% vs 81.3%)
Higher MMLU score (86.4% vs 85.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (78.6% vs 77.8%)
Higher MMLU-ProX score (73.4% vs 70.9%)
Higher MMLU-Redux score (89.8% vs 88.4%)
Higher MM-MT-Bench score (8.4% vs 8.1%)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (65.3% vs 60.4%)
Higher MMMU (val) score (76.0% vs 74.2%)
Higher MMStar score (77.7% vs 72.1%)
Higher MuirBench score (72.8% vs 62.9%)
Higher Multi-IF score (72.0% vs 66.1%)
Higher MVBench score (72.8% vs 72.3%)
Higher OCRBench-V2 (en) score (67.4% vs 63.2%)
Higher OCRBench-V2 (zh) score (59.2% vs 57.8%)
Higher OSWorld score (32.6% vs 30.3%)
Higher RealWorldQA score (79.0% vs 73.7%)
Higher ScreenSpot score (95.8% vs 94.7%)
Higher SuperGPQA score (54.6% vs 53.1%)
Higher WritingBench score (82.9% vs 82.6%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen3 VL 32B 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 Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct compare to Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct in benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 95.0%, ScreenSpot: 94.7%, OCRBench: 90.3%, MMLU-Redux: 88.4%, MMBench-V1.1: 87.0%. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct supports 131K tokens and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.