Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricQwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructQwen3 VL 8B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.67.3−24.0% Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is 24.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)2.89sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.19 / $0.77—
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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