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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking slashes prices by 58% with open weights

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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking has significantly reduced its pricing by 58% over the past month, dropping from $2.4 to $1 per 1 million output tokens. This model features open weights, and its rapid price decrease raises questions about future cost reductions. AI

IMPACT Rapid price reductions in open-weight models like Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking could accelerate adoption and competition in the LLM space.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with pricing information. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking slashes prices by 58% with open weights

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Frontier-lab model release with pricing information. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking just dropped 58% in 30 days: $2.4 to $1 per 1M output tokens, open weights. At this pace, the next cut is the real question. https://

    Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking just dropped 58% in 30 days: $2.4 to $1 per 1M output tokens, open weights. At this pace, the next cut is the real question. https:// olud.ai/model/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b -thinking.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking.html

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