Question 1

What is Qwen3 30B A3B?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3 30B A3B is a model from Qwen, released on Apr 29, 2025. Qwen3, the latest generation in the Qwen large language model series, features both dense and mixture-of-experts (MoE) architectures to excel in reasoning, multilingual support, and advanced agent tasks. Its unique ability to switch seamlessly between a thinking mode for complex reasoning and a non-thinking mode for efficient dialogue ensures versatile, high-quality performance. Significantly outperforming prior models like QwQ and Qwen2.5, Qwen3 delivers superior mathematics, coding, commonsense reasoning, creative writing, and interactive dialogue capabilities. The Qwen3-30B-A3B variant includes 30.5 billion parameters (3.3 billion activated), 48 layers, 128 experts (8 activated per task), and supports up to 131K token contexts with YaRN, setting a new standard among open-source models.

Question 2

How much does Qwen3 30B A3B cost?

Accepted Answer

On the Respan gateway, input starts at $0.12 per 1M tokens on every provider, and output starts at $0.50 per 1M tokens on every provider, after gateway discounts.

Question 3

Which providers serve Qwen3 30B A3B on Respan?

Accepted Answer

3 providers serve Qwen3 30B A3B: DeepInfra, Inference.net, and OpenRouter.

Question 4

What is Qwen3 30B A3B's context window?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3 30B A3B accepts up to 131K tokens of context on its largest provider route.

Question 5

How do I use Qwen3 30B A3B with the Respan gateway?

Accepted Answer

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at https://api.respan.ai/api/ with your Respan API key and set the model to "qwen3-30b-a3b". To set it up with a coding agent, copy the agent setup prompt at the top of this page.

Question 6

How fast is Qwen3 30B A3B?

Accepted Answer

Over the last 30 days of requests through the Respan gateway, the fastest provider was OpenRouter at 98 tokens per second, and the lowest response latency was 2.4 seconds on OpenRouter. Speed varies with request size and provider.

Provider	Context	Input	Output
DeepInfra`deepinfra/Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B`	41K	$0.12/M	$0.50/M
Inference.net`inference_net/qwen3-30b-a3b`	41K	$0.12/M	$0.50/M
OpenRouter`openrouter/qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b`	131K	$0.12/M	$0.50/M

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