MoE enthusiast30.5B total params, 3B active per forward pass (MoE). Min memory based on full weight ~15GB.
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- 30.5B
- 128k
- apache 2.0
- Apr 2025
Scores #
Score per dollar #
600 pts per $/M input
general_score (72) divided by cheapest input price
($0.12/M).
Higher is better value. [See live pricing](/models/qwen3-30b-a3b/pricing).
Run it locally #
Per-quant memory needs and a static "can you run it?" reference - no rig entry required
Can you run it? - reference rigs
| Rig | Q4_K_M | Q8_0 |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB | tight | |
no -> cloudFit tiers use the same will-it-run logic as the rig finder. For comfortable fits, the badge reflects decode speed: fast >=20 t/s, ok 8-20 t/s, slow <8 t/s. t/s is a bandwidth estimate, not a measured benchmark.
Download options #
Or run it in the cloud #
Live per-provider pricing, throughput and uptime - refreshed about 19 hours ago via OpenRouter. Click a column to sort.
some pricing may be stale - last verified 2026-08-18
| Provider | Type | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cache $/M | Tok/s | Latency | Uptime | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | ||||||||
| API | 0.12 | 0.50 | - | - | - | 100.00% | best uptime | |
| Alibaba | ||||||||
| API | 0.13 | 0.52 | - | - | - | 100.00% | ||
| NextBit | ||||||||
| stale | ||||||||
API | 0.14 | 0.55 | - | - | - | 100.00% | Default order: throughput among 95%+ uptime providers, then latency; subscriptions last. Sort by any column. Subscription rows show $/mo in the Value column - per-token columns are "-". Affiliate links are marked sponsored / nofollow. Confirm current pricing on the provider's site before committing.
[Detailed API pricing page + JSON endpoint →](/models/qwen3-30b-a3b/pricing)
[See who runs Alibaba in production →](/adoption/alibaba)
Inference cost over time #
Data accumulates from the first daily sync - longer ranges populate over time. Prices come from OpenRouter snapshots, not a historical API.